Studies Say Biofuels Worse Than Gasoline
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According to two studies published this week in Science, when all relevant factors are accounted for, biofuels produce more greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels.
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By Ian Hoffman Barely a year ago, when President Bush first endorsed biofuels as an answer to the nations &quot;addiction to oil,&quot; scientists already were salivating at biologically engineering ordinary grasses and trees into full-blown energy crops.
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Countries need to be producing their own biofuels such as ethanol because importing green energy can damage the environment, UK lobby groups say.
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Sequencing of the poplar tree may lead to cheaper, more plentiful biofuels.
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DaimlerChrysler and General Motors help biodiesel -- fuel that can be made from soybeans -- gain some traction in the United States and Europe. By John Gartner.
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Children who live next to a petrol station are four times more likely to develop acute leukaemia than other children in the same area, suggests new research.
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Science & environment: Warning by scientists after study reveals toll from accidents, drugs and alcohol.
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NEW YORK -- America is drunk on ethanol. Farmers in the Midwest are sending billions of bushels of corn to refineries that turn it into billions of gallons of fuel.
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NUSA DUA, Bali, Indonesia , Dec 13 (IPS) - Green groups hoping that the social and  environmental cost of biofuels would get an airing at the United  Nations climate change conference here are a disappointed lot.
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Business & money: Ethanol, methane or LPG? Too many fuels will put the brakes on EU emission cuts.
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The world's rush to embrace biofuels is causing a spike in the price of corn and other crops and could worsen water shortages and force poor communities off their land, a U.N. official said Wednesday.
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Higher gasoline prices may slim more than just wallets, according to a new study from Washington University in St. Louis.
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NEW YORK - Higher US gasoline prices may slim more than just wallets, according to a study from Washington University in St. Louis.
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Fans would be more likely to try ethanol made in the USA if their NASCAR heroes used the fuel, according to a GM VP. Plus: The EU agrees to base emissions tax on the size of the emissions, not the vehicle. In Autopia.
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A UN expert says growing crops to make biofuels to replace petrol is a crime against humanity.
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The full emissions costs of producing biofuels are higher than producing conventional fuels, scientists said.
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Blog: It's not a home pregnancy test, but it will tell you if your biodiesel is good.