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Shell : Biofuels from food crops "morally inappropriate" energybulletin.net -> planetark.org : Royal Dutch Shell, the world's top marketer of biofuels, considers using food crops to make biofuels "morally inappropriate" as long as there are people in the world who are starving, said Eric G Holthusen, Fuels Technology Manager Asia/Pacific. Shell Global Solutions has developed alternative fuels from renewable resources that use wood chips and plant waste rather than food crops that are typically used to make the fuels. "We think morally it is inappropriate because what we are doing here is using food and turning it into fuel. If you look at Africa, there are still countries that have a lack of food, people are starving, and because we are more wealthy we use food and turn it into fuel. This is not what we would like to see." See also : 1. Malaysia suspends biodiesel effort (2006-07-08 09:50:50 SGT)
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