Millions of people face eviction from their land to satisfy demand unleashed by new rules requiring petrol and diesel from today to include a proportion of plant-based "bio-fuels" according to protesters.

The aid charity, Oxfam, has warned that 60 million people in Asia, Africa and South America are threatened with possible eviction to make way for "green" fuel plantations, whether palm oil, soya or sugar cane.
 
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds accuses the Government today of overlooking the likely impact on endangered species of biofuels production, which is costing the taxpayer £500 million in subsidies. ... Read full article