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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Europe prepares to admit that biodiesel is worse than fossil fuels

Europe prepares to admit that biodiesel is worse than fossil fuels

The European Commission is reportedly close to admitting that imports of biodiesel made from crops such as palm oil, soybean and rapeseed cause more greenhouse-gas pollution than fossil diesel.
According to the website EurActiv, which tracks European political news, numbers in a leaked commission impact assessment suggest these biofuels’ effect on climate could be as bad as oil from Canadian tar sands.

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