Olivier Morf wrote:
>Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2507851.ece >September 22, 2007 > >Rapeseed Biofuel Produces More Greenhouse Gas Than Oil Or Petrol > >By Lewis Smith > SNIP > >Rapeseed and maize biodiesels were calculated to produce up to 70 per cent >and 50 per cent more greenhouse gases respectively than fossil fuels. The >concerns were raised over the levels of emissions of nitrous oxide, which is >296 times more powerful as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Scientists >found that the use of biofuels released twice as much as nitrous oxide as >previously realised. The research team found that 3 to 5 per cent of the >nitrogen in fertiliser was converted and emitted. > > And what if good organic and biodynamic tecniques are used and the health of the soil and microorganisms is considered so that nitrogen is fixed through natural processes? Is this not a nitrogen sink rather than a source? Sigh....another brick in the smear campaign wall...not even a clever one. Joe _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
