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Biofuels equals water pollution? Depends on how you look at it

June 22, 2007

Posted by Nathanael Greene in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
agriculture, biofuels, cornbasedethanol, fertilizer, waterpollution

An interesting article in Environmental Science and Technology today connecting fertilizer use, water pollution, and agricultural subsidies. Much has been made about how the increased demand for corn to make ethanol will drive increased use of fertilizer and as a...continued

Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene
Director of Renewable Energy Policy
New York City
I coordinate NRDC's work on renewable energy--fuels and power--and policies that will advance them. For...
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