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Biodiesel: fuel or fool?p

14 May 2009

While governments around the world implement legislation to encourage the use of renewable energy, one sector still continues to divide public opinion: biofuels. With the need to couple increasing energy demand with a slash in greenhouse gas emissions, the use of biofuel has continued to gain momentum, in particular biodiesel. However, fears that it could result in mass deforestation and pose a threat to crop supply for poverty-stricken countries has led to calls for its abandonment.

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