Biofuels are not the answer

Interesting post on Slashdot today that pointed to a few items in the MSM around the world on why biofuels are not the answer.

First, and article from the Guardian in the UK last week showing the very negative environmental footprint that biodiesel production is having, particularly in the developing world. Rainforests are being cut down to grow oil palms, from which biodiesel can easily be produced. A lesson in unintended consequences for the environmentalists, I'd say.

Second, a link to an article in ScienceNews from last July showing that biofuel production drives up the price of food... As I pointed out previously, this can't be a good thing from any of us, particularly the poor.

Also - through these found a good link to what can only be described as an environmentalist anti-biofuel site.