Biofuels, Biodiesel and Ethanol - The New York Times - 0 views
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In the early days of motorized transport, fuels derived from plants lost out to fuels refined from crude oil
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first-generation biofuels -- chiefly, ethanol made from corn or sugar cane, or biodiesel made from vegetable oil
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The source plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air as they are growing, and consequently, the carbon dioxide that is released when biofuels are burned does not represent a net addition of that greenhouse gas to the atmosphere.
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