Innovative bio-fuels like will not really help mitigate the global warming crisis (http://www.climatecrisis.net/). If anything, they'll help promote a false sense of security--"we are driving bio-fuel-powered vehicles, so we are doing our part to help prevent global warming." When we burn bio-fuel, we still release the greenhouse gases responsible for causing climate change.
Instead, research should be targeted at fuel efficiency and conservation. While biofuel may be important for fighting foreign oil dependency and may be better than oil-derived fuels in terms of climate change, it is still no great leap forward.
Also, is it ethical for Amyris to take money for researching a more affordable anti-malaria drug for poorer countries and then use that money to develop a profitable fuel for use in the United States? Likely not.
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Innovative bio-fuels like will not really help mitigate the global warming crisis (http://www.climatecrisis.net/). If anything, they'll help promote a false sense of security--"we are driving bio-fuel-powered vehicles, so we are doing our part to help prevent global warming." When we burn bio-fuel, we still release the greenhouse gases responsible for causing climate change.
Instead, research should be targeted at fuel efficiency and conservation. While biofuel may be important for fighting foreign oil dependency and may be better than oil-derived fuels in terms of climate change, it is still no great leap forward.
Also, is it ethical for Amyris to take money for researching a more affordable anti-malaria drug for poorer countries and then use that money to develop a profitable fuel for use in the United States? Likely not.