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What are "biofuels"? Biofuels, such as ethanol made from corn and biodiesel made from palm oil, are a growing but controversial energy source. While some have called for an end to biofuel use due to environmental and social concerns, others (including governments and corporations) see great potential – for meeting energy needs, helping the climate and boosting rural incomes. How can I learn more?


The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels
RSB releases "Version Zero" -- the first draft for wide public comment for the "Principles on Sustainable Biofuel Production"
Comments can be submitted directly on the BioenergyWiki, via email, or by attending the outreach meetings. Read more about upcoming RSB consultation meetings in North America and view presentations from the stakeholder meetings!
 

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"If we run our cars on biofuels produced in the tropics, chances will be good that we are effectively burning rainforests in our gas tanks".
--Holly Gibbs, "a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford's Woods Institute for the Environment", quoted 14 February 2009 in Biofuels Boom Could Fuel Rainforest Destruction, Researcher Warns in Science Daily.
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