Vandana Shiva, ISEC - Biodiesal Myth

Vandana Shiva at ISECS "Beyond Monoculture" Conference, talking about the Biodiesal myth
Ladakh, India, 2006

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[mosesxiaomin]

Many scientists had pointed out that biodiesel is NOT ecologically more sensible then gasoline. It is NOT a solution to global warming. All it does is to strengthen our dependence on farming corporates and destroy small farms together with our healthy food system along the way. It is a sure way to commit global suicide.

[Julissa279]

They don't have "nothing". At least they were able to feed themselves whereas afterwards they couldn't even do that. They may want western commodities but not at "any" cost. They don't have this US mentality. Material things are not worth life itself! and they know this because they have greater global awareness like many other countries in the world. Are they going to bury you with your material things? This is a global issue. "The meek shall inherit the earth"

[pseudophile]

Prophetic. Biofuels can be just as bad, if not worse than traditional oil, gas & coal. Taking agricultural lands out of food production is one of the largest negative factors in biofuel that cannot easily be quantified and is usually overlooked. Vandana Shiva is a remarkably perceptive speaker on many issues that affect our freedoms and quality of life.

[azadsyed]

becca111222333,

waht hell youre talking about? simply stupid and crack!

[meamgadhu]

1stly- I don't care about western values, that's an individual choice, but I care about money, I care about roads, highways and all the material aspects of life.I agree on the GM seeds issue, but my problem arises when someone slams all the various aspects of development and talks about villagers being happy with nothing.They are seriously deluded if they think that villagers don't want automobiles and refrigarators and a Colour televisions with 90 useless channels.

[fishdish2]

Agreed. Corruption is home-grown but that does not rule out that change can be made. These people have a point that ghetto could listen. That is, power to the people. Change of the society has to start from all levels, and decisionmaking is responsible when all parties get heard and accounted for. You can't just bypass 1.4 billion people and read from schoolbooks if you want to build a nation's economy.

[fishdish2]

Development yes, industrialism for profits only? Well...

Do you know where Shahi Paneer in Delhi Mc Donald's comes from? Do you know if MacDonald's is responsible for the food and not just the image? (i had much better food deep in the rural Uttar Pradesh) Do you know who now has the right to take private taxes for Basmati rice? Do you know that toll roads could be tax-funded? Well... I thought to ask what would benefit all Indians apart from just the richest families?

[fishdish2]

OK, Vandana Shiva has her own opinions and that has to be noted. But what is wrong with India? It's adopting "western" values without questioning them. It's building up infrastructure without hearing the locals. It's building up for the rich elite in Delhi and Mumbai and ignoring the needs and aspects of the people in the grassroots. It's assimilating into industrialist idealism blindfolded. Indeed, conversation about these topics is important but when is it going to happen?

[meamgadhu]

I agree on Monsanto, there are a lot of groups opposing the Genetically Modified seeds in India, not just Vandana Shiva, but give us the choice to chose what is good for us, and reject what is not.