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Protest op benzine stations: "Biobrandstoffen creëren armoed
A SEED / Aktionsbuendnis - 21.05.2008 17:48
Bonn, Zondag 18 mei 2008 – Ongeveer 60 mensen hebben in Bonn geprotesteerd tegen de grootschalige productie van bio-brandstoffen. Op twee benzine stations moesten automobilisten de keuze maken tussen: benzine (door naar het tankstation) en voeding (rechtsomkeert). Op de spandoeken stond: “bio-brandstoffen, geen oplossing voor olie verslaving”.
Er wordt tegenwoordig veel geschreven over de negatieve gevolgen van het gebruik van landbouw gewassen voor energie productie. Tot nog toe hebben de meeste media en politici echter nog niet de eerlijke conclusie willen trekken dat we onze levensstijl en de overconsumptie van hulpbronnen energie moeten aanpassen. In het huidige mondiale kapitalistische systeem, buit een kleine minderheid van de bevolking 80% van de mondiale hulpbronnen uit.
Veel automobilisten stonden positief tegenover de actie, maar wilden toch tanken. Ze moesten onder andere naar een voetbalwedstrijd. Wat kun je daar nou tegen zeggen?
De manager van het Shell station was woedend over de informatie die er werd verspreid voor haar tankstation en belde de politie. Na enige discussie werd de actie toegestaan, maar er moest de automobilisten meer ruimte worden gegeven om op het tank station te komen, zonder door de ‘poort van de keuze’ te hoeven rijden. Op het BFT tankstation was alles heel ontspannen. De medewerker daar vond het eigenlijk wel een goede actie en zei zelf altijd de fiets te nemen.
Onder de activisten waren veel mensen van Via Campesina, het internationale netwerk voor kleine en landloze boeren. Voor hen, en de miljoenen mensen die zij vertegenwoordigen, is grootschalige productie van bio-brandstoffen een directe bedreiging van het dagelijks bestaan. Meer over overconsumptie van energie en bio-brandstoffen kun je hieronder in de engelse flyer lezen.
Na twee uur maakte de groep een kleine demonstratie die eindige in een veld met een picknick met gezonde en lokale voeding, aangezien dit nog steeds beschikbaar is.
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Text flyer translated into English
Agrofuels are no solution for the climate and energy problem!
Action against biofuel and high energy consumption!
Food or Petrol
Hereby we want to draw your attention to the problems and consequences of the introduction of agrofuels. The cultivation of biofuels forms a direct competition to food production.
You, as a driver, have to choose between food or petrol, as there is only 1,8 ha agricultural land available for each human being on earth.
You have the choice between:
a) Petrol: You tank but you get a negative voucher which states how much less food you can consume the coming days.
b) Food: You receive something to eat and your car leaves without petrol.
The reason for the action
This week COP 9 is taking place in Bonn. The participants will debate on issues related to biodiversity and genetic resources. It concerns marine biodiversity, agrofuels, genetically motified plants, protected areas and the rights of indigenous people. However, biodiversity is also related to agriculture: ernormous areas are taken over by agricultural land, and large scale agriculture, as well as genetically modified monocultural plantations, are increasing. This is practically the opposite of biodiversity.
The situation regarding agrofuels in Gemany and the EU
In Germany regular petrol is currently mixed with 3 % Biodiesel / Bioethanol. The German government aims to reach a percentage of 6,75, although the EU imposes only 5,75%. Instead of promoting energy saving cars, the German government is supporting the production of big energy wasting cars. Unsuprisingly ernergy imports become a necessity. Recently at a meeting with his Brasilian (now resigned) collegue Marina Silva, the Minister of Environment Sigmar Gabriel announced a bilateral agreement to be signed in May 2008. This would enable Brasil to export ethanol to Germany, under the condition of sustainability.
Social and ecological consequences of agrofuels (three out of many)
1.Agrofuels are competing with food: The current food crisis is telling. Within a few month, the price of rice has increased with about 100 % and the price of grains by 130 % in 2007. One of the effects being food riots in many countries.
2.Large scale production of agrofuels is not environmentally friendly at all: as it extends monocultural cultivation, the use of human and environmentally polluting pesticides, the over-use of the soil, the loss of biodiversity and the use of genetic modification.
3.Small scale farmers loose their land and resources: as large scale agriculture is led by a relatively small number of large scale farmers and foreign companies. With small scale agriculture 40 families could sustain their livelihoods on a surface of 200 hectares. Large scale soja production, however, only needs one labourer for the same acreage.
The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and governments have been pushing the liberalization of the agricultural sector during the past decades. As a consequence, food became a speculative good and profits of food companies and investors have increased enormously. Rich people can afford paying high prices for driving a car or flying, whereas poor people can not even pay for their daily bread any longer. This is unethical!
We demand: Food sovereignty; the right for local communities to protect their food production; and the right to decide on their own land use.
Our request to you!
These problems can not (only) be solved by the politicians at COP9. We have to change our energy consumption. Especially in 'western industrialised' countries, as here the consumption level has been high for decades. It's time to face the mirror and reduce your own energy consumption drastically.
For more information:
 http://biotech.indymedia.org (background information and reports on the debate in bonn)
http://www.aseed.net/soy – http://www.regenwald.org – http://www.lasojamata.org
| | titel is weggevallen | A SEED / Aktionsbuendnis - 21.05.2008 18:18
Titel moet dus zijn:
"Biobrandstoffen creeren armoede en honger".
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