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Some biofuels are not eco-friendly

Biofuels may not be superior if their production results in environmental destruction, pollution and damage to human health. The Smithsonian cites a Swiss study showing that fuels made from U.S. corn, Brazilian soy and Malaysian palm oil may even be…

Biofuel from spare tires

It sounds too good to be true: a machine that turns trash into oil. But it exists— and the first commercial model has been sold to a company in Arizona to turn junk tires into oil, natural gas, and other…