Is Biofuel Not The Solution? Global Warming?

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Biofuel is not the Solution to Global Warming Biofuel has been recognized as one of the most effective alternative energy to help reduce global warming effect. But, according to the research, biofuels actually do the opposite way. We as human beings, only see good sides of biofuel energy as a complete way to change current situation and give it too much hope, which blinds our eyes to perceive the danger. What we really do is to minimize the impact and think of other solutions. Biofuels are desirable because the plants used in production are creating carbon footprints. Therefore, the carbon emission is in counterbalance and it will be reabsorbed by the replaced plants for biofuel production. Although those limits make biofuel energy a less desirable option, there is no simple solution. Developing countries are gaining increasing political power from their crops, but at the same time they are losing at the price of their homes. According to the Department of Energy, a gallon of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel emits between 18.4-21.1 pounds of CO2 upon burning. Transportation sources accounted for 29% of total Indonesia greenhouse gas emissions in 2006. (1) Creating biofuels like corn ethanol is an energy-intensive process. The steps involved with growing a feedstock like on an agro-industrial scale – think farm equipment, fertilizer, harvesting, transporting the feedstock into the ethanol and further transporting the biofuel to a petroleum refinery or service station –
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