Biofuels boom in Africa as British firms lead rush on land for plantations
The Guardian - May 31, 2011
An Ivory Coast nursery for jatropha, a non-edible plant whose oil-rich seeds can be processed into biodiesel. Photograph: Kambou Sia/AFP/Getty Images British firms have acquired more land in Africa for controversial biofuel plantations than companies ...
Biofuels boom in Africa as British firms lead rush on land for plantations
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Global Change Biology Bioenergy Writes on Ethical Issues Related to Bioenergy ...
AZoCleantech - Cameron Chai - May 16, 2011
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The council asserts that aggressive steps to achieve biofuel energy targets without addressing the mentioned ethical issues will only bring more ecological damages and infringe human rights. According to Professor Tait, though biofuels are considered ...
The ethics of biofuels
ScienceBlog.com (blog) - May 9, 2011
An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy outlines a framework for evaluating biofuels in order to address ethical issues surrounding the rapidly evolving race to develop biofuels. Professor Joyce Tait, Chair of the Nuffield ...
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Lords debate Agriculture: Global Food Security
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) - Baroness Byford - May 12, 2011
Pressed on water use, the Conservative Minister explained that Defra based their assessments on WWF's figure of 46.4bn cubic meters of water imported in agricultural issues, an 'horrific figure' which had to be addressed. Turning to waste, he explained ...
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