New York Times
February 8, 2008
Elisabeth Rosenthal
This article talks about how biofuels, which are supposed to be beneficial to the environment are actually just as damaging as fuels. There is reference to studies done to see the effects of biofuels on natural land that is being turned into crop land in order to make biofuels. When these lands are cleared, there is mass amount of carbon emission released into the atmosphere and no plants to absorb the emissions. An environment professor at Princeton University brings up the point of a problem with previous analysis of land development. By clearing grasslands to make biofuels, there are major amount of greenhouse emissions making climate change worse. Not only are fields cleared for biofuels, but twice as many crops in order to feed the population at home. In Brazil, they are clearing the Amazon in order to plant crops.
I thought this article was researched very well, citing many researchers, studies, panels, and doctors. It brought about the other side of global warming, which I did not really think about: our solution might not be the right solution. The article flowed pretty well and was easy to follow. I thought the author established credibility very well.
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That's pretty ironic. We try limit emmissions but end up making it worse. There has to be something we can do with the tractors. What about if they use the biofuels?
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