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 Stories About: agriculture AND biofuels AND cellulosic ethanol AND deforestation AND energy AND ethanol
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The Balancing Act
How experts measure the energy balance of alternative fuels |
Julia Olmstead |
05 Dec 2006 |
Main Dish |
| For years, critics have claimed that corn-based ethanol is fundamentally a bust: that it takes more fossil fuel to produce than it displaces in the gas tank. It takes a lot of ugly to make this pretty biofuel. Photo: industrial-innov.lbl.gov This condition, known as a negative net energy balance, has haunted the biofuel throughout its long career as a darling of corn-belt politicians like ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, deforestation, energy, ethanol (all these topics) |
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What About the Land?
A look at the impacts of biofuels production, in the U.S. and the world |
Julia Olmstead |
05 Dec 2006 |
Main Dish |
| Nothing but blue skies from now on? Photo: house.gov Great news! We can finally scratch "driving less" off our list of ways to curb global warming and reduce our dependence on foreign oil! Biofuels will soon not only replace much of our petroleum, but improve soil fertility and save the American farmer as well! Sound too good to be true? Well, yes. But you coul ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, deforestation, energy, ethanol (all these topics) |
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