Taiwan leads the way

[Nero]

http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/...647740903.html

[Billzilla]

From that link ....

"The trial sale this year is aimed at encouraging farmers to grow more soybeans, sunflowers and rape plants that can produce the alternative fuel."

Fug, that's really taking one for the team eh?

[thechuckster]

rapeseed wiki

perversely, many the plants that people want to grow for oil-substitutes: - sya, conola, rapeseed, sunflower - are the ones most likely to be GM'd and PVR-protected resulting in more profit for multinational-agribiz and zip for farmers.

[Billzilla]

rapeseed wiki

perversely, many the plants that people want to grow for oil-substitutes: - sya, conola, rapeseed, sunflower - are the ones most likely to be GM'd and PVR-protected resulting in more profit for multinational-agribiz and zip for farmers.

Yeah I know, I'm just taking the piss mate.

[DrNick]

Will someone think of the plants!

S

[Nero]

seems like a good idea for a cash strapped economy...less cash going overseas.

[Billzilla]

Well okay, but it's gotta be a good lookin' plant.
These are kind a okay I guess ....

[Nero]

that gave me a woody!













*boom tish*

[The Pupat]

Great, Scooters that smell like Fish N Chips.

[Zac]

When we (they) mow down 10000sq kms of rainforest just to put up some crops for fuel, it doesn't sound very sustainable.

[rorge]

Well okay, but it's gotta be a good lookin' plant.
These are kind a okay I guess ....

Looks like there's a few spots i could tuck in to handle the deed!

[EfiOz]

that gave me a woody!













*boom tish*

Cut that out!

[TonyJZX]

Well okay, but it's gotta be a good lookin' plant.
These are kind a okay I guess ....

hey man wtf

not work safe!

[TommySix]

Hmm something about top soil depletion and bio fuels doesn't seem right to me.