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WV 1/24/2008: Ethanol, Food & Jewelry
The Dark Side of Biofuels




 
 
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With the price of oil climbing and concerns about carbon-emissions growing, biofuels seem like a seductive alternative to traditional energy sources. 

Rhett Butler is Founder of MongaBay.com. It’s an environmental website with a focus on tropical rainforests.

Jerome asked Rhett Butler if despite all the hype, there was a dark side to biofuels.

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