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Stopping Deforestation Biofuels - What You Can Do
February 1, 2007 by almuth
Between now and 8th March, European politicians will decide whether to introduce higher targets for biofuels without environmental safeguards, and whether rainforest destruction and peat drainage are a price we should pay for 'alternative transport fuels'.
Here is what European groups are doing to try and stop such a destructive policy:
Yesterday, an open letter 'We call on the EU to abandon biofuel targets' was sent to European politicians. 19 organistions signed initially, but this number is now up to over 50. You can find it here: http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2007Jan31-openletterbiofuels.pdf .
We are hoping to collect lots more signatures. If you belong to an organisation or a local group which would like to sign, please send an email to info@biofuelwatch.org.uk. Signatures from well-known individuals, academics, writers, etc. are also welcome.
Meantime, German activists have organised a letter-writing campaign to the German Chancellor, since Germany currently holds the EU Presidency. They would like support from European colleagues. The action alert itself is here http://www.regenwald.org/protestaktion.php?id=126 but you'll probably want to read the translation first and maybe send off your own letter, which you can do by looking here: http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/AMerkelalert1.doc .
I would be grateful if people could circulate this widely. Many thanks.