Solving the Biofuels vs. Food ProblemWhat if biofuels can be made without food crops, using an inedible plant grown on less than optimum farmland? Solving the Biofuels vs. Food Problembiofuels can be made without food crops, using an inedible plant grown on less than optimum farmland? source quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License.
Grass Makes Better Ethanol than CornFarmers in Nebraska and the Dakotas brought the U.S. closer to becoming a biofuel economy, planting huge tracts of land for the first time with switchgrass—a native North American perennial grass that often grows on the borders of cropland naturally—and proving that it can deliver more than five times more energy than it takes to grow it.Grass Makes Better Ethanol than Cornsource quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License.
Burning biofuels may be worse than coal and oil, say expertsUsing biofuels made from corn, sugar cane and soy can have a greater environmental impact than burning fossil fuels, according to experts. Although the fuels themselves emit fewer greenhouse gases, they all have higher costs in terms of biodiversity loss and destruction of farmland.Burning biofuels may be worse than coal and oil, say expertsfuels themselves emit fewer greenhouse gases, they all have higher costs in terms of biodiversity loss and destruction of farmland. source quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License.
Green energy's hottest stocks for 2008Investing experts say to stay away from solar, which saw a huge run up in 2007, and instead focus on wind, energy efficiency specialists or the battered biofuels sector.Green energy's hottest stocks for 2008source quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License.
