Biofuel is "phoney solution" says FoE

Posted on September 11th, 2008 by Green Assembly

Too few biofuels meet eco-standards
SINGAPORE ~ Less than a fifth of the biofuel used on UK roads meets environmental standards , the Renewable Fuels Association reported recently.
Asad Rehman, Friends of the Earth’s (FoE’s) biofuels campaigner said:
“The shocking admission that we are unable to identify the origin of nearly half the biofuels used in the UK [...]

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Jatropha finding favour with Filipinos

Posted on September 9th, 2008 by Green Assembly

MANILA ~ The Philippines president, Gloria Arroyo, appears to be putting her personal stamp of approval on the propagation of jatropha as an alternative source of fuel for the Philippines, according to the Manila Bulletin.
In her recent “state of the nation” speech she announced that land throughout the country is being set aside for jatropha [...]

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