Around 20 activists, some dressed as wolves in sheep’s clothing, visited the D1 Oil refinery in Bromborough on the Wirral, on 2nd February 2008. They were there to highlight the dangerous consequences of large-scale bio-fuel production for the climate and for people worldwide.
The demonstrators from Manchester and Liverpool, inspired by the Camp for Climate Action, erected a 16 metre banner reading, “Biofuels cause Climate Chaos” and another smaller banner reading “Biofuels + Big Business = Disaster”. The demonstration came at the end of a week of action called by Biofuelwatch.
On arrival activists were told by security that the plant was empty and not operating, however when several activists entered the site, at least twenty workers dressed in boiler suits came out to meet them. Although the gates were shut campaigners remained for approximately one hour to talk with staff and local residents. Police attended but no arrests were made.
D1 Oils plc. have used palm, soya and rapeseed oil to make bio-diesel. Now they have joined forces with corporate giant BP, aiming to acquire and plant one million hectares of land with supposed 'wonder crop' Jatropha, within four years. For information on the real impact of this crop and other agro-fuels check out www.biofuelwatch.org.uk
On arrival activists were told by security that the plant was empty and not operating, however when several activists entered the site, at least twenty workers dressed in boiler suits came out to meet them. Although the gates were shut campaigners remained for approximately one hour to talk with staff and local residents. Police attended but no arrests were made.
D1 Oils plc. have used palm, soya and rapeseed oil to make bio-diesel. Now they have joined forces with corporate giant BP, aiming to acquire and plant one million hectares of land with supposed 'wonder crop' Jatropha, within four years. For information on the real impact of this crop and other agro-fuels check out www.biofuelwatch.org.uk
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life equals climate chaos ?
10.02.2008 12:18
Come on. Seriously. What's going on? Why suggest that fuels based on photosynthesis cause climate chaos when in fact they generally do the opposite. It is the wholesale destruction of old growth / tropical forests (among other factors) that are leading us down the path of destruction - not biofuels as such.
When you remove biofuels from the possible toolbox of energy solutions for the future you leave the door wide open for the bogus 'hydrogen economy' and the nuclear industry to step in to save the day. Biofuels can be a sustainable solution, please don't demonise them totally.
simplistic nonsense
Biofuels and food
10.02.2008 12:28
Either way, they are not part of the solution.
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pretty much, yup
10.02.2008 14:09
To use emotionalism and simplistic arguments to say plants are good, and if you don't like them, oooh, you're responsible for hydrogen and nuke shit is utter bollocks.
How about energy efficiency, small-scale renewables and all the other practical suggestions many many people are making, you demon.
really simplistic nonsense