Thursday, May 31, 2007

And the apes send their thanks, too, Al Gore

Biofuels are clearing huge areas of forest.

'On a visit to London, [Richard Leakey,] the former head of the Kenya Wildlife Service said that the shift away from fossil fuels to biofuels was "a great concern" as huge areas of forest in south-east Asia had already been cleared for palm oil plantations, and the pressure could only increase.'


1 comment:

grifter said...

someone's not gonna vote for Al. no matter; he ain't running.