United Nations Down on Biofuels
I was never a huge believer in biofuels – why burn corn for fuel when we have people dying of hunger on this planet? There are plenty of other ways to power cars without resorting to burning crops. Now the UN is weighing in. Not only could biofuels create food shortages, but they may also contribute to global warming. An excerpt from the AP report:
But in recent months, scientists, private agencies and even the British government have said biofuels could do more harm than good. Rather than protecting the environment, they say energy crops destroy natural forests that actually store carbon and thus are a key tool in the fight to reduce global warming.
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