Biofuels even worse than fossil fuels: new study

Posted on December 15th, 2008 by Green Assembly

JAKARTA ~ Wind power, solar power and even hydropower are infinitely preferable to biofuels and fossil fuels, according to a study just published by Stanford University.
The best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution are to adopt energy produced by wind, sun and water; [...]

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Clean technology down but not out, say experts

Posted on November 7th, 2008 by Green Assembly

From The Economist print edition
SINGAPORE ~ Earlier this year, with the oil price at record heights, T. Boone Pickens, a celebrated Texas oilman, seemed to confirm the unstoppable growth of the clean-technology industry when he announced plans not only to build the world’s biggest wind farm, but also to spend US$58m of his personal fortune [...]

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