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Friday, January 30, 2015

Energy Quote of the Day: ‘Do not Grow Food or Grass Crops for Ethanol or Diesel or Cut Down Trees for Electricity’

Energy Quote of the Day: ‘Do not Grow Food or Grass Crops for Ethanol or Diesel or Cut Down Trees for Electricity’

By Edward Dodge
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  The World Resources Institute, a highly respected environmental think tank issued a new report this week arguing against the widespread use of biofuels. While acknowledging that waste biomass, such as food waste or urban tree trimmings can be efficiently harvested for fuel, the overall quantities would be relatively limited. Biomass crops on the other

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