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Tue, 18 Mar 2008 Biofuels? Biofuels have been getting a rough ride in the media recently. Only last month we saw headlines from studies arguing that land use changes may nix any environmnetal benefits (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001lz-4Me8xArJixzj-4qnldBSHgvjsWbT0VXc_q6aseoEt-doqnvcebqK6RsdYPDpA4kNOs_F3cPRy9_NCS9IuxKdyRtO05k49r-utLJkn8b_2RWcVTYRhcFZEEd3Q3ZEUJ9wb9hWV_tzQ2SNIOfY3WIwWfep8SHwE3qnJ7L_QSeJqiAFx_RIwXQDU7uyMXiZv), while they have also been fingered as a contributing factor in the looming food crisis (see Tummy Rumbles below). So what's the deal? Are biofuels a complete red herring, a silver bullet, or simply a useful tool in our arsenal if used wisely? WorldChanging go digging with their series Growing Sustainable Biofuels (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001lz-4Me8xArLlt_MW9Hg085uTIAO7-LZZ5rDI5B6SLApkwfbQGX1PVNNIurJSCZxyBnEdA6WxqFPxEwZ1ZZ8XLHn0SwF39NZQ5rgGhIDgqDgxYnJ1-ATp2XWzAIMCR-O3Wr5OO-69-_6IR-zf5e9fapjU24ubURGHCDNKT262eX5gamMO-5J5Dw==). [] permanent link