Green Options » biofuels from cellulose http://greenoptions.com/tag/biofuels-from-cellulose Posts tagged 'biofuels from cellulose' Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:32:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Report - U.S. Lacks Standards to Keep Biofuel Industry From Harming The Environment http://gas2.org/2008/10/03/report-us-lacks-standards-to-keep-biofuel-industry-from-harming-the-environment/ http://gas2.org/2008/10/03/report-us-lacks-standards-to-keep-biofuel-industry-from-harming-the-environment/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:32:37 +0000 Adam Shake http://gas2.org/2008/10/03/report-us-lacks-standards-to-keep-biofuel-industry-from-harming-the-environment/

A report from the Office of Biobased Technology from the University of Michigan says that the United States lacks the standards to ensure that producing biofuels from cellulose won’t cause environmental harm.

As governments the world over move to make biofuel mandates, concessions and tax breaks for corn farmers and biofuel industry leaders, a group of scientists is calling for sustainable practices in an industry that that is being driven as an alternative to fossil fuel independence.

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