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[GarethM]

MPs to hear plan to get rural households to run heating on vegetable oil | Energy | The Guardian

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George Eustice says adapted kerosene boilers can run on ‘hydro-treated vegetable oil’ and cut emissions by 88%

And the madness continues.

 

 

[coppice cutter]

Gareth, what the actual f**k are you doing reading the guardian.

 

It is poisonous, toxic, mind-corrupting, eco-loon crap.

 

And bear in mind that I say this as a farmer who grows trees, makes hay, refuses to use artificial fertiliser, and is generally considered by other farmers to be an eco-loon myself.

[GarethM]

Well as a farmer aswell, were pretty similar but more eco pragmatic than loon 🙂.

 

What's the phrase, know you're enemy.

I'd never pay the guardian a penny, but that headline popped up in the news summary thing.

 

Reading that headline reinforces my utter bemusement, made even more laughable after last year when they launched an investigation by the environment agency into the eco credentials of HVO.

 

Granted nothing surprises me, same with when they banned garages using SWOB to heat with used oil.

Edited January 11, 2023 by GarethM

[Stere]

Theese ideals often sound good in the headlines until you think though the whole enviro impact & consequences.

 

That just news reporting the cons goverment  enviro policy  its not an opinion piece like this by the farmers favourite George which is  anti the idea.

 

 

 

Why are we feeding crops to our cars when people are starving? | George Monbiot | The Guardian

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Modern biofuels are touted as a boon for the climate. But, used on a large scale, they are no more sustainable than whale oil...

 

[GarethM]

It's been long known about the American corn industry and ethanol, just made worse by our increase from 5>10% in petrol.

 

It's similar to anaerobic digestion, great if it's just waste but in reality it's not.

 

If they could turn waste fats and grease into Ethanol with bacteria, similar to brewing that would be a game changer for all the unusable restaurant fat.

[Mark J]

 

 

[Johnsond]

1 hour ago, Mark J said:

 

 

I’m an RMT member Mark ( for now) Mick Lynch doesn’t give a shit about nothing except train crews bud, certainly no ****************s given about the seafarers or offshore members. 

[Mark J]

Just now, Johnsond said:

I’m an RMT member Mark ( for now) Mick Lynch doesn’t give a shit about nothing except train crews bud, certainly no ****************s given about the seafarers or offshore members. 

Perhaps you should take that up with your shop steward. 

[trigger_andy]

7 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

I’m an RMT member Mark ( for now) Mick Lynch doesn’t give a shit about nothing except train crews bud, certainly no ****************s given about the seafarers or offshore members. 

If only the Unions in the UK had the balls and power of the Norgies. Generally toothless here in the UK. IVe a mate who is a postie and is worried all his strike action and loss of pay has been for nothing now that the Christmas leverage is over. 

 

At least if/when we strike I get 'paid' from the Union

[Mark J]

Country’s absolutely on its arse and the news is totally dominated by the tawdry squabbles of a family of inbred billionaires. Ridiculous state of affairs.