Ecologist Special Report: Biofuels

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The world fervour for biofuels continues to grow at an alarming pace. In this comprehensive special report, the Ecologist examines the facts, fictions and fabrications behind this ballooning industry. The results are worrying...
 

Contents

Pat Thomas: Introduction

Robin Maynard: Against the Grain

Renton Righelato: Forests or Fuel?

Mark Anslow: Biofuels - Facts and Fiction

Harriet Williams: How Green is my Tank?

Robin Maynard & Pat Thomas: The Next GM Revolution?

Jeremy Smith & Jon Hughes: Less Waste, More Speed

This article first appeared in the Ecologist March 2007

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  • Investigations

    Biofuels Report: Forests or Fuel

    Renton Righelato
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    The world’s forests are natural carbon ‘sinks’ that remove and store atmospheric CO2. So why, in the name of saving the earth, asks Renton Righelato, are we cutting down these precious resources to make way for fuel crops?
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    Biofuels Report: Introduction

    Pat Thomas
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    In his final State of the Union address, George Bush announced his support for the adoption of biofuels on a massive scale. But is the plan such a good idea? By Pat Thomas
  • Investigations

    Biofuels Report: Against the Grain

    Robin Maynard
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    Plant fuels can never meet our current and growing energy needs and, as Robin Maynard reports, adopting a ‘carbohydrate economy’ may prove disastrous for our farmers, our food supply and our future

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