Oh the irony, the poor starve, yet the rich squabble over subsidies. European biodiesel producers have triggered a fresh transatlantic trade war by urging the EU to impose punitive duties on cheap imports from the US.
They claim that low-priced imports of biofuels are putting many European producers out of business. Their American rivals immediately hit […]

Everyday someone warns about the dangers of oil sands, so what does BP do? It invests in oil sands? Every day someone else warns of the dangers of biolfuels, so what does BP do? Invest in biofuels…
BP has announced plans to invest $560m in biofuels, arguing that its proposals to develop ethanol production from sugar […]

Only last week, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rejected allegations that biofuels are responsible for the recent rise in global food prices. In a diplomatic rebuke, two other Latin American leaders have now issued dire warnings about the effects of biofuel production on food supplies.
Speaking at the UN in New York, Bolivian President […]

Despite new evidence appearing every day about the dangers of biofuels, finally someone has spoken out for their use.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has rejected allegations that biofuels are responsible for the recent rise in global food prices. He said food had become more expensive because people in developing countries were gaining greater […]

From today in the UK, all petrol and diesel sold on forecourts must contain at least 2.5 per cent biofuel.
Although the Government insists its flagship environmental policy will make Britain’s 33 million vehicles greener, there is a huge amount of evidence that the biofuel revolution will speed up global warming and the loss of vital […]