Re: [Biofuel] The Earth is Full ( Thomas L. Friedman NY times)

2011-06-12 Thread Les Smith
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Re: [Biofuel] Call for Tax on Financial Deals to Fight Global Warming

2011-06-12 Thread Christian Thalacker
Solution: Tax of 1 basis point on all bond, foreign exchange and commodity transactions in the primary (from the issuing entity) and secondary (transacted through a broker) markets. Anything more than 1 basis point would be more altruistic. Cheers, Christian On Jun 11, 2011, at 11:13 AM,

Re: [Biofuel] The Green Revolution Backfires: Sweden's Lesson for Real Sustainability

2011-06-12 Thread Darryl McMahon
Something is rotten in the state of Sweden. Or not. But I do smell a dead rat in here somewhere. We have studies from the U.S. that switching from petro-fuel to electricity for transportation reduces emissions, including greenhouse gases, even when the electricity comes entirely from

Re: [Biofuel] The Green Revolution Backfires: Sweden's Lesson for Real Sustainability

2011-06-12 Thread Dawie Coetzee
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Re: [Biofuel] The Green Revolution Backfires: Sweden's Lesson for Real Sustainability

2011-06-12 Thread Jan Warnqvist
Hello all, sincerely Swedish I have never heard of this article. Neither have I heard any of the conclusions in the article. The truth is that people driving flexible fuel cars fill with gasoline if the gasoline is cheaper than the E85 (15% gasoline, 85% ethanol). It is also true that the