Greenpeace, EcoWaste Coalition, and other environmental groups in the Philippines handed questions to the Philippine Senatorial Candidates (for this May’s local elections) asking for their stand on some important environmental issues such as: climate change, energy, water, solid waste, toxic and waste trade.
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Looks like all the Oil Companies in the Philippines have already expressed their capability to implement the 1% mixing of biodiesel in diesel come May 2007 when the Philippine Biofuel Act takes effect.
No mention however on their capability to implement the mixing of ethanol in gasoline which is also a requirement in the Law.
Article here
Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said that the main problem in implementing the biofuels act will be public acceptance. She called on the scientific community for help in convincing the general populace while speaking before the Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research and Development.
Article here
The Department of Energy is planning to delay the implementation of the Philippines Biofuels Act, or more popularly known as RA 9637. This is to give way to the local elections slated on May 15. According to the passed law, implementation should commence 3 months after signing of the act into law.
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An article at bulatlat states that only a handful will benefit from the recently signed RA No. 9367 or more commonly known as the 2006 Philippine Biofuels Act. Chiefly land owners who might be exempted from the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) because they are going to be planting feedstock materials for biofuel processors.
According to the Author:
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