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So What's Plan C?
United Nations report outlines the trouble with biofuels |
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09 May 2007 |
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| So What's Plan C? United Nations report outlines the trouble with biofuels Remember how biofuels were going to save us? That lasted about as long as an ice cream cone on a hot day. A new United Nations report says the switch to biofuels, if not well managed, could lead to rampant deforestation, food and water shortages, and increased poverty. It also says using biofuels for heat and power is a better and cheaper way ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, energy, news, United Nations (all these topics) |
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