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Report Questions Focus on Biofuels in Energy Policy

It's about time! Their two primary targets are burning corn in cars (US and Europe) and burning wood pellets instead of coal (Europe).

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/sc...-biofuels.html

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Western governments have made a wrong turn in energy policy by supporting the large-scale conversion of plants into fuel and should reconsider that strategy, according to a new report from a prominent environmental think tank.

Turning plant matter into liquid fuel or electricity is so inefficient that the approach is unlikely ever to supply a substantial fraction of global energy demand, the report found. It added that continuing to pursue this strategy — which has already led to billions of dollars of investment — is likely to use up vast tracts of fertile land that could be devoted to helping feed the world’s growing population.

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Turning plant matter into liquid fuel or electricity is so inefficient that the approach is unlikely ever to supply a substantial fraction of global energy demand, the report found.

I haven't read the report...yet; but at least this part is likely wrong. Cool Planet may not have the answer but they show the way. 115octane gasoline is a byproduct of a process that produces Terra Preta. I believe this is our best hope (along with seeding the oceans with iron) to sequester carbon from the atmosphere.

NYTimes op-ed piece criticizes ethanol fuel policy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/op...l-rip-off.html