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Celebrate International Women's Day: Invade an Ethanol Plant
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