Comments on: Biofuels will ‘ruin forests’ http://www.bvv.org.uk/greenveg/2007/04/01/biofuels-will-ruin-forests/ For vegetarians & vegans interested in environmental issues. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:16:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Martin http://www.bvv.org.uk/greenveg/2007/04/01/biofuels-will-ruin-forests/#comment-2169 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:28:16 +0000 http://www.bvv.org.uk/greenveg/2007/04/01/biofuels-will-ruin-forests/#comment-2169 Biofuels per-se are much better than fossil fuels in that they are in theory renewable and less polluting during manufacture and use. The problem is the scale of the operation needed if all vehicles were to run on bio-fuels and hence the amount of land needed. Using waste oil products (such as that from restaurants and chip-shops) is a great idea, but there would only be enough to run a few thousand vehicles in the UK. The other worrying issue (for vegetarians) is that ANY oil or fat can be used - some people are looking into the use of animal fats! There's a bit more information on the biofuel issue <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ecraftsmen.co.uk/blog/2006/07/28/ethanol-biodiesel-problem-or-solution/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Biofuels per-se are much better than fossil fuels in that they are in theory renewable and less polluting during manufacture and use.

The problem is the scale of the operation needed if all vehicles were to run on bio-fuels and hence the amount of land needed. Using waste oil products (such as that from restaurants and chip-shops) is a great idea, but there would only be enough to run a few thousand vehicles in the UK. The other worrying issue (for vegetarians) is that ANY oil or fat can be used - some people are looking into the use of animal fats!

There’s a bit more information on the biofuel issue here.

]]> by: ann http://www.bvv.org.uk/greenveg/2007/04/01/biofuels-will-ruin-forests/#comment-2084 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:43:25 +0000 http://www.bvv.org.uk/greenveg/2007/04/01/biofuels-will-ruin-forests/#comment-2084 What about diesel from used oil, like restaurants and chip shops etc? It is already being done and is helpful rather than exploitative. What about diesel from used oil, like restaurants and chip shops etc? It is already being done and is helpful rather than exploitative.

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