Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these “green” fuels are taken into account, two studies being published Thursday have concluded...Or get in fights over cutting down trees shading the neighbor's solar panels.These plant-based fuels were originally billed as better than fossil fuels because the carbon released when they were burned was balanced by the carbon absorbed when the plants grew. But even that equation proved overly simplistic because the process of turning plants into fuels causes its own emissions — for refining and transport, for example.
UPDATE: My friend Mick Stockinger, "Fossil Fuels Greener than Bio-fuels":) Nyah, nyah.
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