It's biofuels a-go-go here at Stuffed and Starved with yet another post on the theme. That the wires are buzzing with news about biofuels is welcome, though. It means the newsagencies are catching up with the struggles in the fields.

Yesterday saw news of an important protest against agribusiness giant, Cargill. It's important not just because it shows the depth of resistance to what's happening in the name of 'alternative energy', but also because in the lead were the women of the Brazilian Landless Rural Worker's Movement (MST). The opposition to biofuels in Brazil is as broad as it is deep.... ... read more »

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Posted on 7 March, 2007 - 20:07

Here's something that has just come over the wires. It's a statement from some of the most important social movements in Latin America, and it's a deep indictment of biofuels.

The Brazilian 'biofuels' miracle has been powered by sugar cane. All along, those in the fields have known the cost of the biofuel venture.It's often forgotten that biofuels need to be grown somewhere. And when they are, they're not grown in a mom-and-pop scatter-a-few-seeds-on-the-ground-and-soon-you'll-have-a-gas-tree sort of way. It's big, industry and monoculture. It's a multimillion dollar affair. And, in Brazil, it's an engine of exploitation and environmental destruction. Here's the text. ... read more »

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Posted on 6 March, 2007 - 19:06