Comments on: Re-assessing Biofuels, an Interview with Dr. David Pimentel http://civileats.com/2009/02/13/re-assessing-biofuels-an-interview-with-dr-david-pimentel/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: {More) Weekly Sausage Links « What Would Jesus Eat? http://civileats.com/2009/02/13/re-assessing-biofuels-an-interview-with-dr-david-pimentel/comment-page-1/#comment-2121 {More) Weekly Sausage Links « What Would Jesus Eat? Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:21:06 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2166#comment-2121 [...] Re-assessing Biofuels, an Interview with Dr. David Pimentel [...] [...] Re-assessing Biofuels, an Interview with Dr. David Pimentel [...]

]]> By: Kurt Friese http://civileats.com/2009/02/13/re-assessing-biofuels-an-interview-with-dr-david-pimentel/comment-page-1/#comment-2111 Kurt Friese Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:40:21 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2166#comment-2111 And yet Monsanto says this: By 2030, Monsanto commits to help farmers produce more and conserve more by: * Developing improved seeds that help farmers double yields from 2000 levels for corn, soybeans and cotton, with a $10 million grant pledged to improve wheat and rice yields. * Conserving resources through developing seeds that use one-third fewer key resources per unit of output to grow crops while working to lessen habitat loss and improve water quality. * Helping improve the lives of all farmers who use our products, including an additional five million people in resource-poor farm families by 2020. And they have more to claim in their ironically named advertisement "Produce More. Conserve More. Improve Farmers' Lives": http://www.monsanto.com/responsibility/sustainable-ag/default.asp And yet Monsanto says this:

By 2030, Monsanto commits to help farmers produce more and conserve more by:

* Developing improved seeds that help farmers double yields from 2000 levels for corn, soybeans and cotton, with a $10 million grant pledged to improve wheat and rice yields.
* Conserving resources through developing seeds that use one-third fewer key resources per unit of output to grow crops while working to lessen habitat loss and improve water quality.
* Helping improve the lives of all farmers who use our products, including an additional five million people in resource-poor farm families by 2020.

And they have more to claim in their ironically named advertisement “Produce More. Conserve More. Improve Farmers’ Lives”:

http://www.monsanto.com/responsibility/sustainable-ag/default.asp

]]> By: Chiot's Run http://civileats.com/2009/02/13/re-assessing-biofuels-an-interview-with-dr-david-pimentel/comment-page-1/#comment-2096 Chiot's Run Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:06:18 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2166#comment-2096 Great article. I've been saying since the beginning it's all about the money. Ethinol isn't good for the environment, it's only great for certan people's wallets. I am also dissappointed in the Obama administration for their "greenwashing". They're trying to look like they support the "green" initiative, but they're not focusig on the real issues. At least there are some people seeing it, makes me feel better that there are others out there that are watching this as well. Great article. I’ve been saying since the beginning it’s all about the money. Ethinol isn’t good for the environment, it’s only great for certan people’s wallets. I am also dissappointed in the Obama administration for their “greenwashing”. They’re trying to look like they support the “green” initiative, but they’re not focusig on the real issues. At least there are some people seeing it, makes me feel better that there are others out there that are watching this as well.

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