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Increased Biofuel Production in the US Midwest May Harm Farmers and the Climate

  • biofuels
  • agriculture
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
  • land use
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
  • Climate Equity
  • environmental justice
People riding a red tractor in a corn field.
  • biofuels
  • agriculture
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
  • land use
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
  • Climate Equity
  • environmental justice

Some California Oil Refineries See a Future in Biofuels. Here’s Why That’s Problematic.

  • U.S. Climate
  • fossil fuels
  • biofuels
  • greenhouse gases
Tesoro, CA refinery
  • U.S. Climate
  • fossil fuels
  • biofuels
  • greenhouse gases

Under New Guidance, 'Sustainable' Aviation Fuel in the US Could Be Anything But

  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • biofuels
  • transportation
  • climate policy
  • GHG emissions
  • Igniting Innovation
A man in a neon vest stands under the wing of a commercial plane to fill its fuel tank.
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • biofuels
  • transportation
  • climate policy
  • GHG emissions
  • Igniting Innovation
  • biofuels
  • climate policy
  • GHG emissions
  • transportation

EPA’s New Renewable Fuel Standard Will Increase Carbon Emissions — Not Lower Them

  • U.S. Climate
  • biofuels
  • transportation
  • climate policy
  • GHG emissions
Cars drive down a California highway with farm fields on either side.
  • U.S. Climate
  • biofuels
  • transportation
  • climate policy
  • GHG emissions
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Biofuels Are Not a Green Alternative to Fossil Fuels

  • Energy
  • Food
  • biofuels
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate change
As Earth becomes more crowded, fertile land and the plants it supports become ever more valuable for food, timber and carbon storage—things for which we don’t have an alternative source. Patrick Wall/CIMMYT/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • Food
  • biofuels
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate change
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