Comments on: Biofuels cont. http://makewealthhistory.org/2008/02/26/biofuels-cont/ Because the earth can't afford our lifestyle Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:11:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Feeding the world in 2008 - biofuels or bread? « MAKE WEALTH HISTORY http://makewealthhistory.org/2008/02/26/biofuels-cont/#comment-1010 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:01:10 +0000 http://makewealthhistory.wordpress.com/?p=211#comment-1010 [...] prioritise thirsty SUVs over hungry mouths. As Paul has written about, in relation to airlines and biodiversity loss, biofuels are not a viable answer to oil shortages anyway, so to fasttrack their production at a [...]

]]> By: Jeremy http://makewealthhistory.org/2008/02/26/biofuels-cont/#comment-1004 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:05:19 +0000 http://makewealthhistory.wordpress.com/?p=211#comment-1004 Interesting point about the water being contained in the plants. This is something to bear in mind when buying imported food.

Green beans from Kenya for example, are not just beans, but also water. One bean represents a whole four litres in fact. Having seen how dry Kenya can be, the thought that we are indirectly importing vast quantities of their water is pretty shocking.

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