Category: RT Newswire

USE ME! Essentially, this is a catch all for everything. This is probably the ONLY category where things that are not directly related to Rising Tide affiliates/allies should go. For example if a coal company goes out of business (and we didn’t directly cause it) it should probably only go here.

Even NY Times realizes: Once a Dream Fuel, biodiesel Palm Oil is an Eco-Nightmare

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Once a Dream Fuel, Palm Oil May Be an Eco-Nightmare

By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 25 – Just a few years ago, politicians and environmental groups in the Netherlands were thrilled by the early and rapid adoption of “sustainable energy,â€? achieved in part by coaxing electrical plants to use biofuel – in particular, palm oil from Southeast Asia.

Spurred by government subsidies, energy companies became so enthusiastic that they designed generators that ran exclusively on the oil, which in theory would be cleaner than fossil fuels like coal because it is derived from plants.

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Rising Tide Boston

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Rising Tide Boston seeks to build ties and work towards action with pre-existing community groups fighting struggles for environmental and social justice. Our poorest communities suffer the greatest burden of a system that promotes climate chaos and destroys local environments and communities. Visit the links below to learn about local struggles or come to a Rising Tide meeting:

First and Third Sundays of Every Month
6:00pm @ The Lucy Parsons Center
549 Columbus Ave, Boston MA
(Near Mass Ave on the Orange Line and Symphony on the Green Line)

Contact Boston Rising Tide for more info:
evan—AT—riotfolk.org / 978-852-6457