Too good to be true Two?

OK, so a few months ago I talked about the Biofuel Bandwagon and the consequences of jumping into fossil-fuel alternatives that may not be all that they are cracked up to be. How many of us have seen these wanna-be Greenies driving around town in their Flex-Fuel vehicles with their collective holier-than-thou noses in the air? Well here's something else that us loathsome, polluting heathens may find solace in...

Top scientists warn against rush to biofuel

That's right. Further evidence from the EU that even the best intentions... (well, you know the rest)

Professor Bob Watson urges us to do something rare amidst all of this eco-chic, global warming hysteria... think carefully:

In an outspoken attack on a policy which comes into force next week, Professor Bob Watson, the chief scientific adviser at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, said it would be wrong to introduce compulsory quotas for the use of biofuels in petrol and diesel before their effects had been properly assessed.

What?! He actually suggests that we assess the situation and look at the results instead of just jumping in head-first with all sorts of new rules and regulations? Heretic!

And don't forget about what some of us have heard about the effect bio-fuel mania will have on the World's food prices. Most Bio-fuel is made from basic food staples like corn and potatoes. Don't take my word for it. Here's what Johh Beddington, the [UK] government's current chief scientific adviser had to say about it...

John Beddington, the government's current chief scientific adviser, has already expressed scepticism about biofuels. At a speech in Westminster this month he said demand for biofuels from the US had delivered a "major shock" to world agriculture, which was raising food prices globally. "There are real problems with the unsustainability of biofuels," he said, adding that cutting down rainforest to grow the crops was "profoundly stupid".

"Profoundly stupid?" Yeah, I'd agree with that John...