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Researchers describe the “where” and “when” of life cycle emissions from gasoline and ethanol in the US

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60% of ground-level ozone (O 3 ) precursors, 6% of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), and 22% of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted. The area along the Kentucky/Virginia border extending into West Virginia experiences a reduction in PM 2.5 of all three fuels, but emits more black carbon (15 mg mi ?1 Christopher W.

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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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Low-input cultivation of perennial plants, e.g. from short-rotation forestry and grasslands, may be an effective source of cellulosic biomass and provide environmental benefits (reduced pollution and lower greenhouse gas emissions). However very few studies include water use impacts.