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biofuels  

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  • Biofuels have been promoted as one alternative to the reliance on fossil fuels for the world's energy needs, but the use of biofuels is controversial. The term biofuel (or agro-fuel) refers to the conversion of agricultural crops into forms of liquid energy that can be blended with or substituted for gasoline and diesel fuel. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Biofuels]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-R8X2SL5M-6

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