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Guardian Reports on Biofuels Scam Using US Subsidies

Tuesday, 01 April 2008 21:29 By Chris Innis

The EU is being urged to take action to stop a biofuel trading scam that exploits US agricultural subsidies and undermines the fight against global warming.

Up to 10% of biofuel exports from the US to Europe are believed to be part of the rogue scheme reaping big profits for agricultural trading firms.

The "splash and dash" scam involves shipping biodiesel from Europe to the US where a dash of fuel is added, allowing traders to claim 11p a litre...

Renewable Energy Association Accuses Government of Infighting

Tuesday, 25 March 2008 23:31 By Chris Innis

Clare Wenner, the Head of Transport Biofuels at the REA, has accused the UK Government of infighting and said this is causing delays in the implementation of a bio fuels policy. Responding to comments from DEFRA's Chief Scientist, she said: “Listening to these comments you would nothing had been done on sustainability of biofuels. The UK biofuels industry is at the forefront of work to ensure that biofuels used in this country are sustainable. T...

Australians to Invest in South African Biodiesel

Tuesday, 25 March 2008 03:29 By Chris Innis

Australian-owned firm Rainbow Nation Renewable Fuels is in the "final stages" of applying for a licence from government to produce 288-million litres a year of biodiesel from a R1,5-billion plant it was building at Coega in the Eastern Cape.

The plant would be the biggest in Africa, using one-million tons of soybeans to produce 250 000 t of soybean oil and 800 000 t of animal feed.

It would use a portion of the oil to produce the biodi...

Planet Diversity Congress Bonn May 2008

Wednesday, 30 January 2008 16:39 By Chris Innis

In May the world will focus on issues of biodiversity when official negotiations of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety are held in Bonn, Germany. As the meetings open, the Planet Diversity World Congress on the Future of Food and Agriculture will celebrate the biological and cultural diversity of farming, gardening and food cultures with a public demon...

Farming Futures secures '250,000 in new funding to help stimulate climate change action.

Monday, 26 November 2007 03:47 By Chris Innis

The Farming Futures coalition was delighted by the Defra Secretary of State's announcement yesterday that up to a quarter of a million pounds would be ava...

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