Some Biofuels Might Do More Harm Than Good To The Environment, Study Finds

Biofuels based on ethanol, vegetable oil and other renewable sources are increasingly popular with government and environmentalists as a way to reduce fossil fuel dependence and limit greenhouse gas emissions.But new research led by a biologist at the University of Washington, Bothell, shows that some of the most popular current biofuel stocks might have exactly the opposite impacts than intended.

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Filed under: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture on June 1st, 2008