About those two studies dissing biofuels

I’m sure you’ve already read about them at the NYT or Grist. But where else can you get the links to the (abstracts of the) studies themselves?

1. “Use of U.S. Croplands for Biofuels Increases Greenhouse Gases Through Emissions from Land Use Change“
2. “Land Clearing and the Biofuel Carbon Debt“

As for commentary, what is there to say after “Doh!” and “Duh!” As I’ve written:

Biofuels from most food crops or from newly deforested lands do not provide a significant net decrease in greenhouse gas emissions — and some may cause a net increase.

The studies do bring some rock-solid new analysis to explaining just how counterproductive most biofuels are from a climate perspective. Their abstracts say it all:

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