Comments on: German Biofuel Industry Collapsing Under New Taxes http://gas2.org/2009/11/27/german-biofuel-industry-collapsing-under-new-taxes/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jan van Beilen http://gas2.org/2009/11/27/german-biofuel-industry-collapsing-under-new-taxes/#comment-12872 Jan van Beilen Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:43:41 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4191#comment-12872 Most biofuels are not environmentally sound at all, and cause food prices to go up. Another issue is that biofuels delay the inevitable shift from liquid fuels to the alternatives (electric cars, light rail, trains, bikes, etc). The market will sort out how much liquid fuels will be left for planes and trucks, much of which is wasted anyway (trucking live animals across Europe for killing, again across Europe for packaging, again across Europe for selling). So, killing the biofools industry is good news. Most biofuels are not environmentally sound at all, and cause food prices to go up. Another issue is that biofuels delay the inevitable shift from liquid fuels to the alternatives (electric cars, light rail, trains, bikes, etc). The market will sort out how much liquid fuels will be left for planes and trucks, much of which is wasted anyway (trucking live animals across Europe for killing, again across Europe for packaging, again across Europe for selling).

So, killing the biofools industry is good news.

]]> By: Jan van Beilen http://gas2.org/2009/11/27/german-biofuel-industry-collapsing-under-new-taxes/#comment-36701 Jan van Beilen Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:43:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4191#comment-36701 Most biofuels are not environmentally sound at all, and cause food prices to go up. Another issue is that biofuels delay the inevitable shift from liquid fuels to the alternatives (electric cars, light rail, trains, bikes, etc). The market will sort out how much liquid fuels will be left for planes and trucks, much of which is wasted anyway (trucking live animals across Europe for killing, again across Europe for packaging, again across Europe for selling). So, killing the biofools industry is good news. Most biofuels are not environmentally sound at all, and cause food prices to go up. Another issue is that biofuels delay the inevitable shift from liquid fuels to the alternatives (electric cars, light rail, trains, bikes, etc). The market will sort out how much liquid fuels will be left for planes and trucks, much of which is wasted anyway (trucking live animals across Europe for killing, again across Europe for packaging, again across Europe for selling).

So, killing the biofools industry is good news.

]]> By: MichaelBryant http://gas2.org/2009/11/27/german-biofuel-industry-collapsing-under-new-taxes/#comment-12871 MichaelBryant Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:59:46 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4191#comment-12871 the right kind of biofuels will not need a drop fossil fuel. And agi waste is best feed stock. the right kind of biofuels will not need a drop fossil fuel. And agi waste is best feed stock.

]]> By: MichaelBryant http://gas2.org/2009/11/27/german-biofuel-industry-collapsing-under-new-taxes/#comment-36700 MichaelBryant Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:59:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4191#comment-36700 the right kind of biofuels will not need a drop fossil fuel. And agi waste is best feed stock. the right kind of biofuels will not need a drop fossil fuel. And agi waste is best feed stock.

]]> By: Timmy http://gas2.org/2009/11/27/german-biofuel-industry-collapsing-under-new-taxes/#comment-12870 Timmy Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:35:05 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4191#comment-12870 This is good news and lets hope the whole dam* bio-fuel market buckles.Bio fuel is only just slightly less polluting than regular petroleum.Its fossil fuel intensive to make and has helped no one while hurting Mother Earth. This is good news and lets hope the whole dam* bio-fuel market buckles.Bio fuel is only just slightly less polluting than regular petroleum.Its fossil fuel intensive to make and has helped no one while hurting Mother Earth.

]]> By: Timmy http://gas2.org/2009/11/27/german-biofuel-industry-collapsing-under-new-taxes/#comment-36699 Timmy Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:35:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4191#comment-36699 This is good news and lets hope the whole dam* bio-fuel market buckles.Bio fuel is only just slightly less polluting than regular petroleum.Its fossil fuel intensive to make and has helped no one while hurting Mother Earth. This is good news and lets hope the whole dam* bio-fuel market buckles.Bio fuel is only just slightly less polluting than regular petroleum.Its fossil fuel intensive to make and has helped no one while hurting Mother Earth.

]]> By: ChuckL http://gas2.org/2009/11/27/german-biofuel-industry-collapsing-under-new-taxes/#comment-12869 ChuckL Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:12:54 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4191#comment-12869 Mamoru has it correct. Business taxes are just a sneaky way to impose more taxes on the wage earners of the society. But the worst part is that these taxes are just part of the cost of sales and must be marked up accordingly. They are not just passed on. They are increased. Russ and evnow are years out of date on the sources of bio-fuel. A great part of it is now sourced from not only non-food plants but is grown where food will not grow. Mamoru has it correct. Business taxes are just a sneaky way to impose more taxes on the wage earners of the society. But the worst part is that these taxes are just part of the cost of sales and must be marked up accordingly. They are not just passed on. They are increased.

Russ and evnow are years out of date on the sources of bio-fuel. A great part of it is now sourced from not only non-food plants but is grown where food will not grow.

]]> By: ChuckL http://gas2.org/2009/11/27/german-biofuel-industry-collapsing-under-new-taxes/#comment-36698 ChuckL Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:12:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4191#comment-36698 Mamoru has it correct. Business taxes are just a sneaky way to impose more taxes on the wage earners of the society. But the worst part is that these taxes are just part of the cost of sales and must be marked up accordingly. They are not just passed on. They are increased. Russ and evnow are years out of date on the sources of bio-fuel. A great part of it is now sourced from not only non-food plants but is grown where food will not grow. Mamoru has it correct. Business taxes are just a sneaky way to impose more taxes on the wage earners of the society. But the worst part is that these taxes are just part of the cost of sales and must be marked up accordingly. They are not just passed on. They are increased.

Russ and evnow are years out of date on the sources of bio-fuel. A great part of it is now sourced from not only non-food plants but is grown where food will not grow.

]]> By: evnow http://gas2.org/2009/11/27/german-biofuel-industry-collapsing-under-new-taxes/#comment-12868 evnow Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:14:27 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4191#comment-12868 It is a crime to make bio-fuels from food. It should be, anyway. When a sustainable way to make bio-fuel from non-agricultural land and water without any need for fossil fuel inputs is invented I'll take some interest. Until then - why don't the bio-fuel crowd just go to a poor country and kill the people instead of diverting food to run gas guzzlers ? It is a crime to make bio-fuels from food. It should be, anyway.

When a sustainable way to make bio-fuel from non-agricultural land and water without any need for fossil fuel inputs is invented I’ll take some interest. Until then – why don’t the bio-fuel crowd just go to a poor country and kill the people instead of diverting food to run gas guzzlers ?

]]> By: evnow http://gas2.org/2009/11/27/german-biofuel-industry-collapsing-under-new-taxes/#comment-36697 evnow Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:14:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4191#comment-36697 It is a crime to make bio-fuels from food. It should be, anyway. When a sustainable way to make bio-fuel from non-agricultural land and water without any need for fossil fuel inputs is invented I'll take some interest. Until then - why don't the bio-fuel crowd just go to a poor country and kill the people instead of diverting food to run gas guzzlers ? It is a crime to make bio-fuels from food. It should be, anyway.

When a sustainable way to make bio-fuel from non-agricultural land and water without any need for fossil fuel inputs is invented I’ll take some interest. Until then – why don’t the bio-fuel crowd just go to a poor country and kill the people instead of diverting food to run gas guzzlers ?

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