Re: [Biofuel] Rush to Use Crops as Fuel Raises Food Prices and Hunger Fears

Well, despite what 'we all know', viz the growing of crops in a way that doesn't destroy the earth, but rather sustains, even improves the fertility of the soil, and all that. Contemporary 'agribusiness' style agriculture being what it is, I'm still completely unclear on the EROEI of

Re: [Biofuel] The Planet Strikes Back

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Re: [Biofuel] Rush to Use Crops as Fuel Raises Food Prices and Hunger Fears

Hi Chip I'm also completely unclear on matters EROEI. There's some DoE data somewhere in the archives that says petroleum has a negative EROEI. So, 10 to 1 when Big Ag does it, but not when you do it yourself and small is beautifuel? I wonder if it might have something to do with what Dawie

Re: [Biofuel] NEWS - Clean transportation alternative

Thanks Hoagy A couple more to add, from World Carfree News #85 - April 2011: http://worldcarfree.net/ QUOTATION OF THE MONTH We will not be banning cars from city centres any more than we will be having rectangular bananas. - UK transport minister Norman Baker, on the EU 2050 strategy for

[Biofuel] Memos show oil motive in Iraq war

http://www.smh.com.au/world/memos-show-oil-motive-in-iraq-war-20110419-1dnkf.html Memos show oil motive in Iraq war Paola Totaro April 20, 2011 LONDON: Government ministers discussed plans to exploit Iraq's oil reserves in the months before Britain took a leading role in invading Iraq,

[Biofuel] Asia nuclear reactors face deadly tsunami risk

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110420a5.html Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Asia nuclear reactors face deadly tsunami risk AP JAKARTA - The skeleton of what will soon be one of the world's biggest nuclear plants is slowly taking shape along China's southeastern coast - right on the

[Biofuel] Beyond Nuclear Petitions US NRC for Suspension of 21 Atomic Reactor Licenses in Wake of Japanese Nuclear Catastrophe

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/04/19-11 April 19, 2011 CONTACT: Beyond Nuclear http://www.beyondnuclear.org/ Kevin Kamps (240) 462-3216 Beyond Nuclear Petitions US NRC for Suspension of 21 Atomic Reactor Licenses in Wake of Japanese Nuclear Catastrophe Watchdog group alleges

Re: [Biofuel] Has BP Really Cleaned Up the Gulf Oil Spill?

BP Is Messing With the Wrong Woman Tuesday 19 April 2011 by: David Swanson, War is a Crime A year ago BP began filling the Gulf of Mexico with oil. Last week BP blocked a woman from entering its annual meeting. Which will prove the bigger mistake?

Re: [Biofuel] NEWS - Clean transportation alternative

And thank you Keith, Enjoyed the Little Green Bike video and I'll be passing it along. I'm not carfree yet. Still need it four times a month. Its getting above freezing around here so the bicycle will be doing a lot of my transporting locally soon. Plan to do 10-40 mile days as the warmth

Re: [Biofuel] Has BP Really Cleaned Up the Gulf Oil Spill?

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Re: [Biofuel] NEWS - Clean transportation alternative

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Re: [Biofuel] NEWS - Clean transportation alternative

I walk about 2 miles per hour and bicycle 4-5 times faster. I'm a motorist the colder winter months. Even carpool to cut down on expenses once a month to go shopping in the big cities 25-35 miles away. Bicycling is so nice to cut down on weight gain during the cold lazy months. Some folks

[Biofuel] NEWS - Clean transportation alternative

The monk who rides his bicycle Deccan Chronicle India By Ram Kumar Ramaswamy Vaibhav Prasad Desai looks like any other corporate guy on a bicycle. But as he speaks, there is an evident Guevaraesque passion in what he is doing now — an open-ended journey for a better future. He calls himself 'a