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The bad side of the biofuel boom as it threatens the American Prairie

There’s biofuel in them thar prairies!

You’ve got it, Yosemite Sam. A biofuel rush has officially swept the U.S., with farmers planting corn, soy, sugarcane and other plants for use in fuel. Their crops help meet the EPA requirement that almost all gasoline sold in the U.S. contain at least 10 percent corn ethanol, the most common biofuel. As early as the 1970s, scientists touted biofuels as a clean, renewable energy source. And since a cornfield can’t burst and pollute surrounding habitats like an underwater oil well might, some conservationists endorsed them as environmentally friendly.

Melissa Pandika, Ozy.com

Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/01/ozy-bad-side-biofuel/8558385/

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