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Bringing Biofuels to the Pump
An Aggressive Plan for Ending America's Oil Dependence
Biofuels -- fuels made from plant materials -- could virtually eliminate America's demand for gasoline by 2050 to the benefit of our national security, economy and environment. This July 2005 issue paper outlines an aggressive plan to develop a cellulosic biofuels industry that would make biofuels an affordable and sustainable alternative to petroleum while supporting American farmers. The policy recommendations in this paper are backed by the extensive, original research conducted for NRDC's December 2004 report, Growing Energy: How Biofuels Can Help End America's Oil Dependence.
OVERVIEW & QUICK REFERENCE
Fact Sheet: Move Over, Gasoline: Here Come Biofuels
FULL ISSUE PAPER IN PDF
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary
Step 1: Invest in Research, Development and Demonstation
Step 2: Invest in Deployment
Step 3: Adopt Policies to Build Infrastructure and a Market
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Biofuels: The Growing Solution to Energy Dependence and Global Warming
Index of NRDC studies, analyses and other policy materials that answer many of the most pressing questions about biofuels.
last revised 9/1/2005
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