Archive for April, 2008

UN urges caution over biofuels

Monday, April 7th, 2008

United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon has acknowledged a growing concern over the environmental effects of biofuels.
Speaking in Hungary this week, Ban Ki-moon said:

“We need to be concerned about the possibility of taking land or replacing arable land because of these biofuels.”

Ki-Moon also said recently:
“Clearly, biofuels have great potential for good and, perhaps, also […]

‘Green’ car conference a sham

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

New Zealanders shouldn’t be fooled by quick fixes to the current energy crisis, says the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide.
Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says yesterday’s EECA Biofuels and Electric Vehicles Conference in Wellington appeared to be a thinly disguised promotion for energy wastage.
Matthew-Wilson – who was not invited to the conference – said the event’s […]

‘Green’ cars are mostly a sham

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Australians shouldn’t be fooled by quick fixes to the current energy crisis, says the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide.
Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says most ‘green’ cars are worse for the environment than the technologies they replaced.
“If there was an easy way of powering the world’s cars on some alternative energy source, we’d be all for […]