It is insane to use food stuffs for motor fuel. It causes more damage to the environment and increases the cost of food. Stephen Leahy. Environmental Journalist:L
Feb 8 (IPS) – Biofuels are making climate change worse, not better, according to two new studies which found that total greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels are far higher than those from burning gasoline because biofuel production is pushing up food prices and resulting in deforestation and loss of grasslands.
“Emissions from ethanol are 93 percent higher than gasoline,” said David Tilman, an ecologist at the University of Minnesota and co-author of one of the papers published Thursday in the journal Science.
Remember: Corn is fer drinking, not driving.
Hat tip: Hot Air.
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