Is the speculation true that biofuels cause global warming?
NO! While some well-publicized studies have suggested this, they are based on computer models and speculation on global land use to grow biofuels crops. The newly passed Energy Act expressly prevents uncultivated land to be used for biofuel crops. Because the United States imports very little of its biofuel, there is little incentive for foreign farmers to convert forests and prairies into fields to meet our biofuel needs. While not all nations protect their natural resources equally, responsibility for global deforestation and poor land management decisions made overseas can not be reasonably be attributed to biofuel use in the United States.
