From ethanol made with corn to diesel fuel made from soy beans, the agriculture industry loves biofuels.
The Environmental Protection Agency is also pushing biofuels. They're seen as cleaner burning, and burning the fuels creates less of the greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change than do fossil fuels such as oil.
All good, right?
Well, it turns out those claims might be hyped a bit.
John DeCicco joined us today on Stateside. His research finds that these claims about biofuels are overblown.
GUEST John DeCicco is a research professor at the University of Michigan Energy Institute.
