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Peaceful, non-violent direct action is an acceptable tool in

fighting GM

 

 

The Green Party

supports GM protestors

1st Jul 2004

Thirteen Greenpeace protestors will appear in court today after blocking a ship from docking in Bristol to unload a consignment of GM crops.

Penny Kemp, the Green Party's spokesperson on environment and food commented:

"The Green Party would like to extend its support to the 13 Greenpeace volunteers in court for preventing GM crops from being unloaded in the UK.

The Green Party believe that peaceful, non-violent direct action is an acceptable tool in registering protest against GM. However, Green MEPs have been making real progress through the political system. That has resulted in a moratorium on growing GM crops in Europe, and they have been instrumental in securing legislation requiring GM products to be labelled.

"There is widespread public distrust of GM, and yet the Government seems unwilling to listen to the very real and serious concerns over this technology."

The Green Party hits back at business leaders who have criticised environmental legislation as "heavy-handed" in a new report from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

Green Party environment spokesperson Penny Kemp said today: Green regulations "not hard enough" 6th Jul 2004

"Environmental regulations are not too hard; they're not hard enough. Greens believe that the polluter should pay for the damage they cause, and if they don't do that then it's the taxpayer who has to pick up the tab. That doesn't offer real economic progress.

"Companies can make a lot of money cutting corners, using bad practices that damage the environment and public health in the interest of short-term profits. Disproportionately small fines can currently be written off as run-of-the-mill operating costs."

Ms Kemp continued: "Real economic benefits can be measured in terms of quality of life, development of people and care for the environment, as well as money in the bank.

"We need to see company executives held personally accountable for environmental damage. Rules need to be tightened not relaxed, with fines linked to turnover, to offer companies a real incentive for keeping within the current law; as well as within future, strengthened environmental statutes."

Penny Kemp concluded: "Green MEPs have fought very hard for adequate environmental protection at the European level."

TCP (Thermal Conversion Process technology) is based on simple science, and is the only proven solution to our mounting environmental and energy problems," said Brian Appel, Chairman and CEO of CWT

TCP succeeds in breaking down long chains of organic polymers (organic waste) into their smallest units and reforming them into new combinations to produce clean solid, liquid and gaseous alternative fuels and specialty chemicals.

The process emulates the earth's natural geothermal activity, whereby organic material is converted into fossil fuel under conditions of extreme heat and pressure over millions of years. It mimics the earth's system by using pipes and controlling temperature and pressure to reduce the bio- remediation process from millions of years to mere hours.

The process entails five steps:
(1) Pulping and slurrying the organic feed with water.
(2) Heating the slurry under pressure to the desired temperature.
(3) Flashing the slurry to a lower pressure to separate the mixture.
(4) Heating the slurry again (coking) to drive off water and produce
light hydrocarbons.
(5) Separating the end products.

TCP is more than 80% energy efficient. In addition, it generates its own energy to power the plant, and uses the steam naturally created by the process to heat incoming feedstock, In addition, TCP produces no emissions and no secondary hazardous waste streams.

For more information, log onto www.res-energy.com

Posted by Don Walton - Hunts Green Party - 25/05/2004.

Fast-Food Fuels

The Green Party, as part of it's zero waste strategy, favours changes in the taxation of biodiesel made from waste oils.

Tom Tibbits comments: "Biofuels, such as biodiesel made from used industrial fast-food cooking oil, are carbon-neutral but are currently taxed at a far higher rate than the fossil-based 'clean fuel' LPG."

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