Pro versus Con list of Biofuels Pro Renewable fuel- Can be grown and replenished through manufactured means

as opposed to fossil fuels where you use it you lose it Burns cleaner than gasoline Increased jobs as a result Increases oil independence Reduced Oil Drilling Con Increase in Food Prices

Harmful to humans through inhaling fumes or fuel passing through skin Depletes phosphates need for production of other crops Increases nitrous oxide production which is 300 times more harmful than carbon dioxide Increased fertilizer runoff into streams and rivers Costs taxpayers money Harmful to some car engines and most watercraft engines Less efficient than fossil fuels- people using ethanol will expect a 33% reduction in gas mileage More expensive than Oil and Natural Gas Use large amounts of water to produce ethanol

Pollution in China

Corn used for Biofuel production