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Their wordsIt’s not exactly news that the American government’s support for biofuels increases food prices, intensifies global hunger and wastes taxpayer dollars.
Their wordsBut I think it’s important to tell the whole story, so I have a new piece in the New York Times pointing out that biofuels are also a catastrophe for the climate and the environment.
Their wordsan acre of solar panels generates as much energy as 100 acres of corn grown for ethanol.
Our reading
The world spends an area larger than California growing under four per cent of its transport fuel.
Their wordsThe world now uses a land mass larger than California to grow less than 4 percent of our transportation fuel.
Their wordsLand is really good at growing food and storing carbon, but it sucks at growing energy—and fortunately, we have better ways to grow energy.