More maize ethanol may boost greenhouse gas emissions
Posted Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:00
Mandated increases in the production of maize-derived ethanol will lead to land-use changes that boost carbon dioxide emissions enough to make the fuel a worse environmental option than burning gasoline, according to a new analysis.
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