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Why biofuel production will lead to increased food costs and environmental damage 5 Articles

  • by Christopher Calder

    To calculate the true price of biofuels, we must add the direct cost of producing the fuel itself, plus the increased food costs biofuels create, plus loss of pure water used for irrigation, plus increased damage to the en...read more

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    by Daniel J. Gansle

    Before we delve into the question of exactly how biofuel production will lead to increased food costs and environmental damage, we must first define biofuel and how it is used to produce energy. The term "biofuel" is us...read more

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    by Iip Albanjary

    Can we reduce impacts of biofuel crops expansion? As demand of biofuel increasing in many countries, some issues concerning on rainforest sustainability are raised. Can we compromise with the biofuel crops expansion? ...read more

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    by Rustin Higbee

    Biofuels: Not the Fuel for the Future? An Argument by Fallacy Response to Micheal Grundwald's article "A Clean Energy Scam" Michael Grunwald's article, "The Clean Energy Scam" is an argument against biofuel product...read more

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    by Aldo Bonincontro

    Bio-fuels are made from agriculture products and provide BIO-DIESEL OIL from seeds and maize, ETHANOL from the fermentation of sugar containing products, potatoes, fruits and cereals, METHANE from the fermentation of organ...read more

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