Comments on: Thinking It Through: Scientists Call For Policy To Guide Biofuels Industry Toward Sustainability http://chandadavis.net/2008/10/28/thinking-it-through-scientists-call-for-policy-to-guide-biofuels-industry-toward-sustainability/ 9th Grade Biology Huntsville High School Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:20:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Noah Milchuck - 5th period http://chandadavis.net/2008/10/28/thinking-it-through-scientists-call-for-policy-to-guide-biofuels-industry-toward-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-45537 Noah Milchuck - 5th period Mon, 10 May 2010 23:05:47 +0000 http://chandadavis.net/?p=677#comment-45537 1. The 2008 Farm Bill was passed, which provides subsidies for growers of biofuels crops and for refiners who convert those crops to ethanol. 2. In some parts of the world, the decision is being made to burn forests to clear land for biofuels crops, which releases a large amount of CO2 into the atmosphere just to set the cropland up. 3. The U.S. Legislature approved a mandate in 2007 for the production of 16 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year by 2022. 4. The Farm Bill specifically subsidizes the production of “advanced” or cellulosic biofuels, which are biofuels, such as ethanol, derived by processing the complex organic molecule, cellulose, which makes up a large amount of most plant materials. 5. The identification of unintended consequences early in the development of alternative fuel strategies will help to avoid costly mistakes and regrets about the effects on the environment,” the authors write 1. The 2008 Farm Bill was passed, which provides subsidies for growers of biofuels crops and for refiners who convert those crops to ethanol.

2. In some parts of the world, the decision is being made to burn forests to clear land for biofuels crops, which releases a large amount of CO2 into the atmosphere just to set the cropland up.

3. The U.S. Legislature approved a mandate in 2007 for the production of 16 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year by 2022.

4. The Farm Bill specifically subsidizes the production of “advanced” or cellulosic biofuels, which are biofuels, such as ethanol, derived by processing the complex organic molecule, cellulose, which makes up a large amount of most plant materials.

5. The identification of unintended consequences early in the development of alternative fuel strategies will help to avoid costly mistakes and regrets about the effects on the environment,” the authors write

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