Keywords: European directive, law, biofuels, energy, taxes, Europe Here are the texts of the European directives defining the use of biofuels in Europe and France: - Directive 2003/30 of 8 May 2003 aiming to promote the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels in transport. Click here to download. It is this directive, favorable to development […]
Month: August 2005
Reorganization: HVB and biofuels
We have separated all the articles concerning Crude Vegetable Oils from the “Biofuels” section. Indeed; the HVB taking more and more importance in this section (more than 50% of the articles), we think that this will improve the navigation on the site. Many other articles on biofuels are in progress […]
The reasons for the oil boom ...
How do you explain such an explosion in oil prices? First of all it is necessary to differentiate between the short and the long term. Some analysts say that if prices are soaring, it is because there is no more oil. However, if precisely they are blazing today, it is because a hurricane is devastating the Gulf of […]
The surge of crude due to a speculative bubble?
According to expert Steve Forbes, editor of the eponymous magazine, the rise in the price of oil is due to a speculative bubble and will burst within a year. The surge in crude oil, which briefly broke a (relative) record of over $ 70 a barrel, is due to a speculative bubble which will burst […]
Washington sued for worsening global warming
A federal judge in San Francisco on August 24 authorized a coalition of environmental organizations and American cities to file a complaint against the United States government. The complainants - the NGOs Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth as well as the four towns of Oakland, Santa Monica, Arcata (California) and Boulder (Colorado) - accuse two agencies […]
Climate change and warming in Greenland. C in the air: The earth moves
Today a C in the air has been aired for special climatic disasters. As Cyclone Katrina ravages the Gulf of Mexico, repairs begin in eastern Europe, where a few hundred people are taking advantage of the recession to return to their homes, evacuated due to torrential rains and catastrophic flooding. To date, we count […]
Chirac encouraged France to innovate
President Jacques Chirac said Tuesday in Reims (Marne) that "all the conditions are met for France to go resolutely on the offensive" in the field of industrial innovation, in order to "set out to conquer the jobs of tomorrow ". “We are today at a decisive moment. All the conditions are in place for the […]
Petrolo-dependence: withdrawal tracks
Transport, plastic, heating, black gold is everywhere, not always essential. Exploration of some alternatives for detoxification. The barrel of high-priced crude is here to "last," Dominique de Villepin admitted in mid-August. “We have lived for a century and a half with abundant and cheap energy. It's probably over. It's not […]
Jacques Chirac wants a tax on plane tickets in 2006
A wish that could be interesting to limit the use of the plane at a time when prices are really low. The first classes would pay 4 times more than the second ones, which would seem fair to me. However, we may regret that the tax is per ticket and not on the consumption of kerozene, the companies […]
Pantone imprisoned!
Dear friend, I regret to inform you that Mr. PANTONE has been imprisoned for ten days. We do not joke in the United States. It is difficult to know at this stage if it is a bankruptcy problem or if its patents are causing certain financial interests. http://pesn.com/2005/08/21/9600153_Paul_Pantone_in_Custody/ Claude Econology note: before doing […]