More evidence against biofuels

Biofuel skepticism has surfaced several times on Think Globally Radio (see for example "The Dark Side of Biofuels" episode from 9 December 2007 featuring Martina Krueger from Greenpeace, discussing primarily palm oil). This trend seems to be gaining momentum as scientific evidence mounts. A recent NY Times article outlines new studies published in Science that suggest that, if the overall impact of biofuels is analyzed more comprehensively- taking into consideration land use changes provoked by growing crops for fuel- the climate benefits can be outweighed by the costs. Hopefully policy makers will take such reports to heart, and do not succumb to agricultural lobbies and the rush to what many believe is clean fuel source.