1. Take a Closer Look: Biofuels Can Support Environmental, Economic and Social Goals.
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Dale, Bruce E., Anderson, Janies E., Brown, Robert C., Csonka, Steven, Dale, Virginia H., Herwick, Gary, Jackson, Randall D., Jordan, Nicholas, Kaffka, Stephen, Kline, Keith L., Lynd, Lee R., Malmstrom, Carolyn, Ong, Rebecca G., Richard, Tom L., Taylor, Caroline, and Wang, Michael Q.
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BIOMASS energy , *ALTERNATIVE fuels , *ENERGY security , *SUSTAINABLE agriculture , *BIOMASS energy industries , *CLEAN energy investment , *ENERGY policy , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
In this article the authors argue that biofuels can help solve environmental, economic, and social problems. They discuss why biofuels are necessary, including the environmental and economic benefits, as well as energy security, they offer, several short-term challenges to biofuels, such as government policies that hinder biofuel investment, and opportunities for meeting these challenges, including the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices.
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- 2014
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