Do Biofuels Make Sense?

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Do Biofuels Make Sense?

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Jun 19, 2015

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It sure would be great to not use fossil fuels but are biofuels the answer? We look at the complicated case for biofuels. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Jun 19, 2015

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