Comments on: First Train Fueled by Beef Biodiesel Hits the Rails in Texas http://inhabitat.com/first-train-fueled-by-beef-biodiesel-hits-the-rails-in-texas/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Thu, 23 May 2013 21:03:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: aligatorhardt http://inhabitat.com/first-train-fueled-by-beef-biodiesel-hits-the-rails-in-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-247815 aligatorhardt Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:44:25 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=109396#comment-247815 While I understand the concern over agri-business pollution and use of resources, there are large amounts of waste products in the meat business. Bone, skin, excess fat is left over from meat production and is often ground up to be dried and added to hog and chicken feed. If these waste products were used for fuel that would be ok. I would prefer plant based sources, but use of waste is better than throwing it out. If we want to reduce meat production, the best way is to stop buying it. Bio-diesel is an important resource to get us off petroleum with vehicles that are not easily converted to electric. While I understand the concern over agri-business pollution and use of resources, there are large amounts of waste products in the meat business. Bone, skin, excess fat is left over from meat production and is often ground up to be dried and added to hog and chicken feed. If these waste products were used for fuel that would be ok. I would prefer plant based sources, but use of waste is better than throwing it out. If we want to reduce meat production, the best way is to stop buying it. Bio-diesel is an important resource to get us off petroleum with vehicles that are not easily converted to electric.

]]> By: Mulpuzo http://inhabitat.com/first-train-fueled-by-beef-biodiesel-hits-the-rails-in-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-221610 Mulpuzo Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:37:38 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=109396#comment-221610 I agree. The meat industry and bio fuel - neither should be considered "green" in their own right. While the production of biofuel could be considered green in countries with actual laws like the States, - most is produced in cheaper places like Indonesia (where the government has been trying to get the UN to call their palm oil plantations "forests" - with no wildlife. And any real "green" person knows that meat industry is one of the major sources of advancing climate change. This has even been agreed upon by the UN: http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/3956 I hope initiatives like these are seen for what they really are. I agree.

The meat industry and bio fuel – neither should be considered “green” in their own right. While the production of biofuel could be considered green in countries with actual laws like the States, – most is produced in cheaper places like Indonesia (where the government has been trying to get the UN to call their palm oil plantations “forests” – with no wildlife. And any real “green” person knows that meat industry is one of the major sources of advancing climate change. This has even been agreed upon by the UN: http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/3956

I hope initiatives like these are seen for what they really are.

]]> By: sheeep http://inhabitat.com/first-train-fueled-by-beef-biodiesel-hits-the-rails-in-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-220663 sheeep Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:32:38 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=109396#comment-220663 Is this really a "cleaner" energy? Containing 80% of diesel and the rest comes from environmentally and animal rightfully the most nasty industry - I can only see this as another green washed reality of the US where anything that sounds "green" is "good". Is this really a “cleaner” energy? Containing 80% of diesel and the rest comes from environmentally and animal rightfully the most nasty industry – I can only see this as another green washed reality of the US where anything that sounds “green” is “good”.

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