Blogposts tagged 'Biodiesel'

Petrol stations are pumping out bad biofuels

Posted by tracy - 7 October 2008 at 2:12pm - 0 Comments

Land clearing in Sumatra Indonesia

We knew the government's plans on biofuels were a bit of a mess, but figures released today by the Renewable Fuel Agency show just how bad the situation is.

First off, the agency reports that 80 per cent of biofuels used in the UK don't meet government sustainability targets. In fact several companies, including BP and Esso, admitted that they didn't produce a single litre of biofuel that met the government's qualifying environmental standard.

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Palming us off

Posted by andyt - 7 January 2008 at 4:12pm - 0 Comments

This blog by Andy Tait, our biodiversity campaign manager, first appeared on Comment Is Free.

As the Guardian reports, scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, writing in the magazine Science, explain how "first generation" biofuels, largely generated from food crops, could actually be causing more damage to the climate than the traditional fossil fuels they were designed to replace. These views add to similar concerns expressed by many others including the UN, OECD, numerous academics, environmental and developmental NGOs and an increasing number in the private sector. National Express, for example, recently suspended its trials of biodiesel, largely due to environmental concerns.

Article tagged as: agriculture, biodiesel, biofuels, climate change, forests, indonesia, palm oil

Palm oil: once you pop, you can't stop

Posted by jamie - 8 November 2007 at 9:55am - 0 Comments

Vast oil palm plantations are destroying rainforests and peatlands in South East Asia

KitKat, Flora and Pringles are among the brands linked to destruction of forests and peatlands for palm oil © Greenpeace/Oka Budhi

If, as you read this, you're tucking into a KitKat or dipping into a tube of Pringles, you might be interested to know that they feature in our new report about the impact of the palm oil industry on tropical rainforests and climate change. Along with Flora margarine, these products contain palm oil which is linked to the destruction of forests and peatlands in Indonesia. As the report shows, it's a recipe for disaster.

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Cooking the Climate

Publication date:  8 November, 2007
Every year, 1.8 billion tonnes (Gt) of climate changing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are released by the degradation and burning of Indonesia’s peatlands – 4% of global GHG emissions from less than 0.1% of the land on earth. This report shows how, through growing demand for palm oil, the world’s largest food, cosmetic and biofuel industries are driving the wholesale destruction of peatlands and rainforests. These companies include Unilever, Nestlé and Procter & Gamble, who between them account for a significant volume of global palm oil use, mainly from Indonesia and Malaysia.
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Greenpeace guerrilla garages

Posted by bex - 3 November 2001 at 8:00am - 0 Comments

London garage: sign

London garage: sign

Greenpeace has given away thousands of litres of free green fuel to motorists today at refurbished 'guerrilla garages' across the country.

Article tagged as: alternative fuels, biodiesel, climate change, guerilla garages, oil, road transport, transport

Greenpeace and the fuel convoy, day 3

Posted by bex - 13 November 2000 at 8:00am - 2 Comments

Greenpeace challenges fuel blockaders and argues the case for maintaining current levels of fuel tax

Greenpeace challenges fuel blockaders and argues the case for maintaining current levels of fuel tax

Sunday

Before the convoy departed at around noon some of the Greenpeace team took their two natural gas powered vehicles to one of only 20 gas refueling points in Britain in near by Walsall.

Article tagged as: alternative fuels, biodiesel, climate change, transport

Bio-diesel - green fuel we can use today

Posted by bex - 10 November 2000 at 8:00am - 0 Comments

Bio-diesel: green fuel we can use today

Bio-diesel: green fuel we can use today

Take some rapeseed, sunflower or soya oil, or recycle some used cooking oil, refine, mix with a diesel engine and voila! A non-toxic, biodegradable green fuel that can be used in any diesel engine.

Although the plant-based fuel is not pollution-free, it is significantly cleaner than its petro equivalent and causes just half the damage to the climate. Its widely used in the US, Germany and France, so why isn't the UK enjoying the environmental, economic and health benefits too?

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Greenpeace in the driving seat

Posted by bex - 10 November 2000 at 8:00am - 0 Comments

Fuel convoy: Newcastle tractors

On the first day of the fuel protests Greenpeace volunteers met face to face with the protestors before their convoy set off for London, They explained to them the link between cheap petrol and diesel and increased flooding.

As the truckers and farmers gathered for their increasingly unpopular protest the Greenpeace activists told them that Greenpeace was completely opposed to any reductions in tax on oil based fuels. They made it clear that Gordon Brown's pledge to reduce tax on low sulphur fuels was not green but a recipe for runaway climate change since it would increase the use of oil based fuels.

Article tagged as: alternative fuels, biodiesel, climate change, road transport, transport

Bio-diesel- green fuel we can use today

Publication date:  11 November, 2000

Bio-diesel is the name for fuel made from vegetable oils. It is made either directly from crops such as rapeseed, sunflower and soya, or by recycling cooking oil.

Bio-diesel is not zero emission, but the environmental impact of bio-diesel is much lower than that of petroleum-based diesel. The impact on global climate change of bio-diesel is half that of petro-diesel. Bio-diesel produces virtually no emissions of sulphur or hydrocarbons. Emissions of air pollutants such as carbon monoxide and particulates are also significantly reduced.

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