Monday, December 13, 2010

5. Are there negatives to using biodiesel? What are the useful co-products of biodiesel production?

-can you find all the negative arguments?
increases demand for corn. prices increase.
more expensive for farmers.
increases meat and dairy prices.
requires extreme amounts of water.
increases deforestation.
-can you turn those negative arguments into positives?
with increased livestock prices, farmers get paid more.
agriculture industry well flourish.
-are there any useful biproducts?
biodiesel is a very useful byproduct.
a lot of corn and wheat is used to make it.

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