Mandated Use of Bio Fuels in British Columbia

Year
2008
Number
B149
Sponsor(s)
Maple Ridge

WHEREAS the provincial government has recently tabled legislation requiring that a percentage of all fuel in British Columbia be bio fuel; AND WHEREAS many bio fuel products are derived from food crops; AND WHEREAS the increased use of food crops as bio fuel has led to the increased price of essential grains to the detriment of the food supplies of the citizens of the worlds poorest nations: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial government prohibit in British Columbia the use of bio fuels made from food grains in consideration of the poorest people on the planet.

Convention Decision
Not Endorsed