Jane Goodall: Biofuel Destroys Rainforests
Match of the titans. It is the icon of real environmentalism versus the Johnny-come-lately preacher of environmental salvation. Jane Goodall is denouncing the rush to produce biofuels - because that new, Gore-endorsed gold rush is denuding the planet of rainforests.
NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Primate scientist Jane Goodall said on Wednesday the race to grow crops for vehicle fuels is damaging rain forests in Asia, Africa and South America and adding to the emissions blamed for global warming.
"We're cutting down forests now to grow sugarcane and palm oil for biofuels and our forests are being hacked into by so many interests that it makes them more and more important to save now," Goodall said on the sidelines of the Clinton Global Initiative, former U.S. President Bill Clinton's annual philanthropic meeting…….
…….But critics say demand for the fuels has led companies to cut down and burn forests in order to grow the crops, adding to heat-trapping emissions and leading to erosion and stress on ecosystems.
"Biofuel isn't the answer to everything; it depends where it comes from," she said. "All of this means better education on where fuels are coming from are needed."
It isn't like regular readers will find this is new. I have been warning that a lot of people are worried about the real damage being done to the real environment by the "do Something" zealots. Well, "something" is usually really, really bad for the planet as a whole. Maybe Jane Goodall will finally get some rational people to realize that certain rich, energy-guzzling, holier-than-thou pedagogues with serious financial interests in the acceptance of "global warming" might be really advocating the destruction of the planet.
Environment | Gaius Thursday, 27 September , 2007
By feeblemind, Friday, 28 September , 2007 @ 9:26 am
Goodall has the credentials to get the enviromentalists’/left’s attention. Will this be the start of a growing opposition, or is it already too late?