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  Poorly researched, poorly written.

  So bad, in fact, it could go directly to the "troll" file. Shame on you Grist!
  A few quick comments:
  

  1. There is currently no biodiesel export business worldwide. In fact biodiesel is specifically local in it's nature, unlike natural gas or the other fossil fuels which require large holdings piped, transported and refined globally..
     
  2. Brazil's deforestation is not primarily for biodiesel production, and suggesting otherwise is an intentional distortion, or a very deep misunderstanding of global agriculture crop practices.
     
  3. Soybean oil is a by product of soy meal production. Soy is grown almost entirely for it's meal/protein content.
     
  4. Renewable fuels will always cost more to produce than fossil fuels. This is inherent to the very nature of renewable anything (as opposed to simply using all of the fossil fuels nature has produced and stored over the past million or so years).
     
  5. If truly concerned for biodiversity of agri-lands, biodiesel should be the least of your worries. For one- stop consuming soy products of any sort, now. Stop all consumption of meat. And work for localized energy sources world-wide, instead of ever increasing capital demands (often met through increased farming income) required for energy transportation.
     
  6. Please suggest a viable alternative fuel or transport available now, or anytime in the near future, for those of us ready to make change now.
  On Biodiversivist posted 4 years, 4 months ago 24 Responses