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Biodiesel: it's what you make it out of
Replacing fossil fuels with biodiesel may do more harm than good |
biodiversivist |
19 Aug 2005 |
Gristmill |
| I remember when real environmentalists drove smoking VW vans with bumper stickers that said stuff like, 'You can't call yourself an environmentalist if you eat meat.' They didn't get the best gas mileage, but hey, you could do worse. They were replaced by the forest-green Subaru Outback (Eddy Bower edition if you were really cool), seen by the dozens in any REI parking lot. These are presently being eclipsed by the ubiquitous Prius. But, there is stiff competition fro ... |
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