Biofuel backlash: High prices, pollution worries hit consumers
June 8th, 2008 | by jeff | | Post to NewsCloud »
But in the last year, the promise of renewable fuels has lost a lot of its luster. Prices of biodiesel have almost doubled to about $6 per gallon, and many experts blame biofuel production for driving up food prices worldwide. Prominent scientists have questioned whether growing crops for biofuels produces more greenhouse gases than it prevents
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