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Issues relating to biofuels

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The Future of Biofuels and the Weather

Farmers and scientists want to use new kinds of “energy crops,” such as switchgrass and miscanthus, to develop biofuels as the key to energy independence. But some researchers caution these plants could have profound changes on the weather.

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The Future of Biofuels and the Weather

Biofuel the Best Bet?

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Ethanol By-Products

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America’s farmers and food prices

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The downside of biofuels

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Washington has touted the increased use of biofuels, such as ethanol, as a way to reduce carbon emissions, but a study published today suggesting boosting the use of biofuels also poses some environmental hazards, as The World’s Jason Margolis explains.

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