tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36190173.post9156299108973206559..comments2023-10-30T08:46:07.752+00:00Comments on Vowles the Green in Knowle: Oppose this unsustainable, ungreen biofuel power station plan for AvonmouthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36190173.post-46366760361196887552009-10-23T12:20:47.314+01:002009-10-23T12:20:47.314+01:00totally agree Glenn and Euonymous. Reduce consumpt...totally agree Glenn and Euonymous. Reduce consumption, then it's easier to meet the demand with true renewables. Burning things to produce electricity is so 20th century when we have many proven alternatives that don't put any carbon into the atmosphere.<br /><br />Even the Renewable Fuels Agency (govt Agency) recognised the problem of biofuels in its Gallagher report from 2008:<br /><br />...the introduction of biofuels should be significantly slowed until adequate controls to address displacement effects are implemented..."<br /><br />(displacement of land-use change)<br /><br />and:<br /><br />" A slowdown will also reduce the impact of biofuels on food commodity prices, notably oil seeds which have a detrimental effect upon the poorest people"<br /><br />Expanding biofuels into electricity generation is hardly meeting the spirit of these conclusions.Robert Palgravehttp://www.biofuelwatch.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36190173.post-50328379002541428792009-10-12T11:46:13.004+01:002009-10-12T11:46:13.004+01:00I agree with Euonymous. I'd add that its Green...I agree with Euonymous. I'd add that its Green Party policy to insulate everyone's home to a high standard free. <br /><br />We do also need a proper energy strategy which includes: a new, updated national grid; a coordinated approach to renewable energy...wind, solar, biomass, wave and tidal...; microgeneration; energy efficiency; carbon budgetting; and more!! Things I've been going on about for nearly 30 yrs!Glenn Vowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02392000659876958930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36190173.post-34596649693356088502009-10-11T11:49:00.941+01:002009-10-11T11:49:00.941+01:00There's two sides to every coin, isn't the...There's two sides to every coin, isn't there anonymous? Me, I'm always trying to be protecting (or protesting, if need be) <b>for</b> - birdsong, bumble bees, earthworms, flowers, home grown fruit and vegetables, sun, sea and sand, woodland, peace and quiet, green space ... all the good things of life that are becoming scarcer by the day now.<br /><br />I've also always protested for conservation of all kinds, including energy conservation. If those who consume excessively at the moment would learn to exercise a little thrift again, then we won't need to generate anything like as much anyway.Euonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36190173.post-89396920388053608162009-10-11T07:16:10.380+01:002009-10-11T07:16:10.380+01:00OK - I can sign it, but how do you propose to repl...OK - I can sign it, but how do you propose to replace the power plant? What, in the immediate term, can we do for power if veg oil is so destructive?<br /><br />I hear a lot of protesting against on the green side of politics, but not a lot of protecting for!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com