Friday, May 2, 2014

Biofuel: How do you define it?

What is your definition of biofuel?
According to Webster's Dictionary it is the following statement:
 
bi·o·fu·el
ˈbīōˌfyo͞oəl/
noun
noun: biofuel; plural noun: biofuels; noun: bio-fuel; plural noun: bio-fuels
  1. a fuel derived directly from living matter

Naturally (sorry for the receptiveness) by having the term "natural" or "living matter" in the sentence we automatically think that what is being derived has to be good for the planet. Google images thinks so too.
  
 
        
 
But is it really? Is biofuel -specifically palm oil- actually helping or hurting the environment?  This question will be further explored in the upcoming posts.

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