Big biomass, bigger opposition

Grist.org

Posted 10:12 AM on 24 Jun 2009
by Erik Hoffner
 
burn, baby...burn?


Electric cars powered by the burning of biomass would “average 81% more transportation kilometers and 108% more emissions offsets per unit area cropland than cellulosic ethanol” according to a recent study, and climate science guru James Hansen has declared implementation of biomass crucial to combating climate change, but those endorsements won’t make a bit of difference if few bio-electricity plants are built due to pollution and sustainability concerns.

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