Biofuels and the Lessons of Easter Island
The return to land-based biofuels ignores the lessons of the past that led to the collapse of civilizations such as that of Easter Island. Even the more efficient ethanol feedstocks such as sugar cane and switchgrass can greatly worsen the environmental damage associated with agriculture because the...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2009-07-01
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| Series: | Sustainability |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/1/3/335/ |