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Against Ethanol Odds
Biofuels not helpful in climate-change fight, new studies say |
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08 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:27 AM on 08 Feb 2008 Photo: doskophoto Two new studies published in the journal Science conclude that growing and burning biofuels actually increases net greenhouse-gas emissions and exacerbates climate change. The new research questions the assumptions of earlier studies, making sure to incorporate the effects of land-use changes into emissions calculations. When land-use changes are taken into accou ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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We'll Worry About This Later
Boosting crops for fuel will hurt water supplies, says report |
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10 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 3:02 PM on 10 Oct 2007 Increased production of corn and other crops to fulfill America's biofuel gluttony could threaten both availability and quality of water supplies, according to a report released today by the National Research Council. Fulfilling President Bush's stated goal of producing 35 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2017 "would mean a lot more fertilizers and pesticides&quo ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, energy, ethanol, news, scientific research, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics) |
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