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Study Claims Ethanol Worse than Petroleum

posted by n1 on Monday April 21 2014, @08:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the conclusions-would-damage-the-economy dept.

The Mighty Buzzard writes:

Biofuels have direct, fuel-cycle GHG emissions that are typically 30-90% lower than those for gasoline or diesel fuels. However, since for some biofuels indirect emissions-including from land use change-can lead to greater total emissions than when using petroleum products, policy support needs to be considered on a case by case basis.

The IPCC has released a finalized draft of its Working Group III report. Sourced from Forbes, their analysis: that ethanol is worse than petroleum. The Working Group itself managed to say... Well, after a quick read-through of chapter 8, it appears they managed to keep any actual meaning occluded by a thick screen of political double-speak. So, I guess they said whatever you would like them to have said since nobody can prove any different.

 
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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by captain normal on Monday April 21 2014, @08:55PM

    by captain normal (2205) on Monday April 21 2014, @08:55PM (#34152)

    I'd hardly call his comment "stupid". If you really can't stand any comment by any submitter or editor, you could bring this up in one of the forums. If you simply think his comment was wrong, you could point out why you think that is so.
    I really try to avoid feeding the trolls, but as you are not AC, you probably are motivated to participate in a group discussion. Best way to get your point across is to avoid insulting and derogatory remarks.

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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday April 21 2014, @10:14PM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday April 21 2014, @10:14PM (#34172) Homepage Journal
    Cheers, but I have thick skin and I didn't really care for the last bit either, even while I was writing it. I just dislike submitting little more than a very short snippet.
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