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by Reden Rodriguez on September 5, 2006

Biofuel supports believe that biofuels will bring down oil prices and help stop climate change. But will it do just that? Reports from many credible resources say that it might not. The increased activity in the biofuel sectors has increased the demand for raw materials which in turn has increased the demand for agricultural land. Clearing up existing carbon sinks such as forests to produce biofuels that supposedly arrests climate change does exactly the opposite!
On the front end, consumers are beginning to feel the brunt of an increased demand for Bioethanol, inflation. The increased demand for ethanol in the US for example has created a huge shortage in ethanol supply, which effectively raised prices thus negating the supposed advantages of using biofuels in the first place!
It's really time to ask, will biofuels ever make it? Or will biofuels be the Renewable Energy bane? Answer the poll, tell me what you think, and lets put this issue to a forum right here, right now.
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Response from:
Meikah Delid
(09/05/06 6:03am)
Good question! I believe the operating word for success is "sustainability." As you said, agricultural lands or forests are being cleared to give way to biofuel projects. Can we sustain that? Will there be enough to resources for projects like this, and if so, how do we sustain that?
Response from:
delish
(09/05/06 6:56am)
i think, whatever alternative we come up with, there'd still a high price to pay for all the energy consumption required to sustain our present lifestyle..
so the question is... which is LEAST damaging in the long run?
so the question is... which is LEAST damaging in the long run?
Response from:
Reden
(09/05/06 7:42am)
The best thing to do, in my opinion, is a lifestyle change. Lets live on a low Carb (Carbon) diet, reduce our emissions, act on energy efficiency matters, and become more aware about what is happening in this planet. Learning as they say, is already winning half the battle.
Response from:
agelis
(09/05/06 1:02pm)
To get 1 MJ of Biodiesel, you need to put ~0,6 MJ. People often forget about this, when talking about biofuels.
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