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March 17, 2009 – 10:42 am | One Comment

Advanced Biofuels are high-energy liquid transportation fuels derived from: low nutrient input/high per acre yield crops; agricultural or forestry waste; or other sustainable biomass feedstocks including algae.  The key word is “sustainable.”
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Study Finds Biofuel Carbon Footprint Overstated

Submitted by admin on January 15, 2009 – 6:03 pmNo Comment

A  Michigan State University study finds that the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions may be significantly less than other studies have indicated.  The researchers found that the carbon “pay back” time – the theoretical amount of time it takes for the carbon savings of biofuel production to surpass the carbon emissions attributed to biofuels production – can be significantly shorter depending on use of sustainable cropping management practices. READ MORE    The article,  Biofuels, Land Use Change, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Some Unexplored Variables. Environmental Science & Technology, 2009.  

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