Hard to believe this much sense could come from these wackos. But they haven't run into the corn lobby in the U. S. yet.
At its Pary conference in Liverpool, The Green Party of England and Wales delivered near unanimous support for a halt in the use of large scale biofuels. The vote to support the call for an EU Moratorium on large scale biofuel monocultures (known as agrofuels) is now enshrined in Green Party policy along with a host of other precautionary elements aimed at preventing runaway global warming through accelerated deforestation. The moratorium, launched by a nucleus of NGOs, has now been signed by nearly 200 environmental and humanitarian organisations across the globe.
The strength of the vote reflects a growing concern by the general public in the last six months that agrofuels are causing significantly more harm than good. On top of the destruction of ecosystems, agrofuels are precipitating a human rights problem of epic proportions as agrofuel speculators are seizing arable land as well as evicting indigenous peoples from their forest homes. Food prices are escalating, putting basic staples outside of the reach of families living close to the bread line - even in European countries, as evidenced by Italy's 'pasta strike' this week and rising UK bread prices. |