Greens oppose Australian ethanol plant, after opposing biodiesel plant; say they “support alternative energy”

In Australia, a member of the Green Party in the New South Wales parliament said the Greens support alternative energy but not the alternative energy plant at Casino. He said that the use of 200,000 tonnes of grains was excessive use of a scarce resource.

Last month, a $30 million biodiesel plant in Port Botany was opposed by the Green Party for proposing the use of Indonesian and Malaysian palm oil.

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