In These Times

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• • 28 May 09
  • 2:37 am

  Biofuel is indeed dangerous and can't be considered as an alternative to oil which shows how difficult it is to replace fossil fuels. Unfortunately governments around the world show a false enthusiasm for this kind of fuel. The example of palm oil shows how dangerous that enthusiasm is: Palm Oil, a Dangerous Solution for Biofuels Its production increases global warming Palm oil has been regarded as the best solution for obtaining an ideal biofuel: a cheap, renewable alternative to fossil fuels that would be also a solution for global warming. Thus, energy companies converted generators and energy production from palm oil …

  Posted to Rethinking the Future

• • 27 May 09
  • 2:42 am

  It's not only toxic flowers but bananas as well. The US companies Dole and Chiqita exploit their workers in South and Middle America. The usage of pesticides on plantation is so intense that workers not only get sick but also get children with birth defects. The labor conditions are really a horror. Protests of workers are futile. They are fired immediately. Just read more about it here

  Posted to Flower Power