Bioethanol`s impact on water supply 3x higher than once thought
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - 14:56
in Earth & Climate
At a time when water supplies are scarce in many areas of the United States, scientists in Minnesota are reporting that production of bioethanol - often regarded as the clean-burning energy source of the future - may consume up to three times more water than previously thought.
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