Monday 14 April 2008

Biofuels are a double-edged sword

Researchers have discovered a new source for fuel, using hydrogen made from plant sugar. This method may provide the cleanest and cheapest energy source yet.

"Global warming" has become one of those universally notorious villains that is urging the masses into action.

Scientists are attempting to create new and efficient ways to fill fuel tanks, politicians are concocting policies and protocols to abate carbon emissions, and the "average joe is doing all he can to create less pollution.

The question is: what is the total effect of such a trend? The answer lies within the framework of each new discovery, each new policy and each new unfortunate consequence that piggy-backs good intentions.

While some measures, such as the Kyoto Protocol, simply ask for the reduction of pollution, the slew of new biofuel and hydrogen fuel mutants that have been fueling this "green tech" revolution may be causing more harm than good.

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