Topaz Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Fed. Minister Prentice wants renewable fuels at the gas stations this September and the Oil and Gas industry is saying that two months notice isn't enough time to a change over and that gas stations could run out of gas across the country! Right now gas is over the dollar mark, oil is up and the loonie is up, Royal Bank raised their mortgage rates today, others will probably follow soon and Canadians may be begging for an election if prices keep going up. http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Ottawa+move+forward+with+renewable+fuel+rules/2902684/story.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbox Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 This is one issue I really have against the Conservatives. Biofuels and renewable fuels right now are just a giant waste of money and a pander to rural votes. It's inefficient, expensive and provides no noticeable environmental benefits. All it does is raise both food and gas prices and make farmers more wealthy at the expense of everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 I have no objection to farmers making a good living but government promoting the use of farm land to grow grain for the production of bio fuel is just stupid and irresponsible IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbox Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 I have no objection to farmers making a good living but government promoting the use of farm land to grow grain for the production of bio fuel is just stupid and irresponsible IMO. The problem is they're not making a good living for themselves. They're being tossed money to produce crops we don't need for more expensive and inefficient fuel with no environmental benefits. It's one of the most expensive and ass backwards set of subsidies we've ever seen in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonam Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 Biofuels are probably the single worst and yet most popular idea in the long list of bad ideas people have proposed on this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbox Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Makes me want to scream...yet nobody seems to care :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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