Biofuels 'crime against humanity'
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A UN expert says growing crops to make biofuels to replace petrol is a crime against humanity.
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By AOIFE WHITE  BRUSSELS, Belgium - Harming the environment should be treated as a crime, the European Commission said Friday as it put forward a draft law that would punish serious offenses across the EU with up to five years in prison or a $975,000 fine.
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A furious attack on the rush for biofuels is launched by a charity that supports poor farmers.
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Science & environment: Using biofuels could have a greater environmental impact than fossil fuels, according to experts
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Last June UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (news - web sites) said of the media coverage of the so-called Oil for Food Scandal, &quot;It&#39;s a bit like lynching, actually.
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Virgin scum-jumbo trial next year could rattle Saudis Boeing, manufacturer of much of the world airliner fleet, is to test the feasibility of using biofuels derived from non-standard feedstocks in its aircraft. Meanwhile, the US air force effort to develop domestically-supplied fuels continues.â¦
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Plans to make cars greener by using fuel made from crops and animal fat are in doubt
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NEW YORK -- America is drunk on ethanol. Farmers in the Midwest are sending billions of bushels of corn to refineries that turn it into billions of gallons of fuel.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has said a UN report blaming human activities for global warming bolstered the case for using nuclear energy as an alternative fuel source.
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By The Associated Press  Offenses covered by a new European Union draft law on crimes against the environment:  - Treatment, transport, export or import of waste that could cause death or injury, or substantial damage.
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Science & environment: Concerns about adverse environmental impacts prompt review of drive to run vehicles on biofuels
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Biofuel plantations, logging and hunting are stealing habitats from our closest relatives, says report.
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Business & money: Ethanol, methane or LPG? Too many fuels will put the brakes on EU emission cuts.
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Biotechnology might be used to boost  the energy output of crops used in making renewable fuels, a  U.S. Agriculture Department advisory committee said on  Wednesday, noting the sharp rise in demand for the fuels.
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The full emissions costs of producing biofuels are higher than producing conventional fuels, scientists said.
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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has warned that the drive for environment-friendly bio-fuel risked pushing oil prices &quot;through the roof,&quot; the Financial Times reported Wednesday.
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Business & money: Site to make 420m litres of ethanol a year from 2009  but crops may cause harm to environment.