[PCA] NEWS: Study: Ethanol may add to global warming

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Thu Feb 7 21:49:32 CST 2008


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_re_us/ethanol_global_warming

Study: Ethanol may add to global warming
AP - Thu Feb 7, 6:35 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The widespread use of ethanol from corn could result in 
nearly twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the gasoline it would replace 
because of expected land-use changes, researchers concluded Thursday. The 
study challenges the rush to biofuels as a response to global warming.

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