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EU lawmakers reduce use of food-based biofuel
2013-09-11 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The European Parliament is capping the use of food-based biofuels to counter concerns over the energy source's ethical and environmental sustainability. Parliament on Wednesday narrowly voted to lower the amount of fuel that must come from renewable sources across the 28-nation bloc by 2020 from 10 percent to 6 percent. Environmentalists argue biofuels made from food like corn or soybeans add as much or even more to greenhouse gas emissions as fossil fuels they are meant to replace because...
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