ethanol

In Review: The Biofuel Delusion

21 October, 2010 | Kyrke Gaudreau

The Biofuel Delusion: The Fallacy of Large Scale Agro-Biofuels Production, Mario Giampietro and Kozo Mayumi, London, UK: Earthscan, 2009, 336 pages.

Reviewed by Kyrke Gaudreau.

Many people believe that growing our fuel will improve energy security and independence, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote rural development. The Biofuel Delusion contends that such perceived advantages are quite simply not the case.

Published in: Biodiversity 36.6

Science Desk

27 May, 2009 | Nicola Ross

The idea of replacing a fossil fuel, gasoline, with a renewable one, fuel-ethanol derived from corn, may seem like a smart green idea. Scratch the surface, however, and you discover that corn-ethanol doesn’t stack up well against other conventional sources of energy. But protecting the environment is not the prime motivator for our neighbours to the south. ...

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