Comments on: Bio-fuels and Human Rights http://scienceprogress.org/2007/10/bio-fuels-and-human-rights/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:59:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Estradiol http://scienceprogress.org/2007/10/bio-fuels-and-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-6013 Estradiol Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:55:33 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/2007/10/bio-fuels-and-human-rights/#comment-6013 <strong>Estradiol...</strong> --Brazilian ethanol produced from sugar cane is one of the most promising stories in renewable ener [...]... Estradiol…

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]]> By: ellesar http://scienceprogress.org/2007/10/bio-fuels-and-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-142 ellesar Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:24:02 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/2007/10/bio-fuels-and-human-rights/#comment-142 The trouble with the bio fuel alternative is that people will go for it in a big way, without seriously cutting back on fuel consumption. It gives them a way out, instead of suffering the consequences of the wildly wasteful attitude that the average consumerist has. It is having devastating effects in Borneo - forest is being cleared for palm tree planting, this is decimating the orang utan population as well as releasing huge amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere via millions of rotting trees. When are people going to accept that our current way of living (and I say we even though I am not really doing that much, but I probably use more than I think I do)is fundamentally unsustainable? The trouble with the bio fuel alternative is that people will go for it in a big way, without seriously cutting back on fuel consumption. It gives them a way out, instead of suffering the consequences of the wildly wasteful attitude that the average consumerist has.

It is having devastating effects in Borneo – forest is being cleared for palm tree planting, this is decimating the orang utan population as well as releasing huge amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere via millions of rotting trees. When are people going to accept that our current way of living (and I say we even though I am not really doing that much, but I probably use more than I think I do)is fundamentally unsustainable?

]]> By: Abhi http://scienceprogress.org/2007/10/bio-fuels-and-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Abhi Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:19:49 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/2007/10/bio-fuels-and-human-rights/#comment-68 Pursuing the noble of of human rights through bilateral trade agreements is interesting, but amiss. Doing so would unfairly prejudice a specific country--Brazil--in a world economy where energy is a increasingly competitive commodity. As the piece itself noted, this problem is not limited to Brazil. Thus, the U.S. should not limit its influence to Brazil either--that would be inequitable and presumptuous. Instead, a multinational approach should be taken to ensure the success of human rights along side the success of innovative technologies. Pursuing the noble of of human rights through bilateral trade agreements is interesting, but amiss. Doing so would unfairly prejudice a specific country–Brazil–in a world economy where energy is a increasingly competitive commodity. As the piece itself noted, this problem is not limited to Brazil. Thus, the U.S. should not limit its influence to Brazil either–that would be inequitable and presumptuous. Instead, a multinational approach should be taken to ensure the success of human rights along side the success of innovative technologies.

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