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In the end, aren't coal and oil biofuel? Just fuels that take millions of years to make. That seems to be proof by counterexample that not <i>all</i> biofuels a
by MikeTaylor 14y ago
In the end, aren't coal and oil biofuel? Just fuels that take millions of years to make. That seems to be proof by counterexample that not <i>all</i> biofuels are useless. But at doublerebel says, the headline should really be "we should not grow plants for biofuel production". Which is not the same thing at all.
- ams6110 14y agoUltimately, our energy is almost all solar (nuclear fission being the big exception, geothermal being another).
- mseebach 14y agoTaken to the extreme, yes. In practicality, the term is reserved for the kind that can be made in quite a bit less than millions of years. Compare "natural materials" and "natural ingredients". In the end, it's all made from naturally occurring atoms, right?