Editor,

I thank The New Times for blowing the whistle. Bio-diesel is an alternative source of fuel energy to fossil fuel, which is quite suitable for Rwanda. Fossil fuels (petrol, diesel, paraffin etc), contain higher amounts of carbon compounds which have a massive negative effect on the climate change.

I would urge the stake-holders in the bio-diesel sector to watch an insightful documentary, called "Thrive”, which is freely accessible on YouTube.

It’s about how multinational fossil fuel companies are deliberately fighting against the development of alternative sources of energy, by even influencing policymakers with huge amounts of bribes, frustrating researchers and it has now gone to as far as assassinating prospective scientists.

When you look at the feasibility of the bio-diesel project, and the efforts made by IRST then you know that something, somewhere, must be going wrong. If the project can reduce the fossil fuel imports to 50% by 2015, then Kobil, Total, Shell, ENGEN etc are in trouble.

The documentary shows how one genius engineer named Tosla was frustrated by JP Morgan, from developing his free energy concept. Investigations showed that JP Morgan was the sole funding entity for production of copper wires in America.

This means that production of free energy would have put JP Morgan out of business. Rwanda is not an island in the modern era of economic, technological and social development. We should work towards development of systems which will benefit our children and generations to follow.

The world’s worst challenges revolve around self-centered mentalities. Those who can’t think beyond "myself, my spouse and my children”. 

James Munanura, Makerere UniversityKampala, Uganda

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