Seaweeds Could be a Source of Next-Gen Biofuels

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Biofuels made with food crops are generally a bad idea. By competing with food production for land, they increase the price of many commodities which are already expensive for the poorest people on Earth. This is so bad that the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) has released a warning that U.S. and European policy to increase the production of biofuels could lead to almost 200,000 deaths in poorer countries. So if we're going to make biofuels, they better be made from non-food sources of biomass... So how about seaweeds?

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