Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Oxfam International gave sugarcane ethanol a backhanded compliment last year, essentially calling it the best of the worst.”

Sir Bob Geldof: “Biofuels are an essential component of Africa development. Heavy reliance on traditional biomass fuels are inefficient and unsustainable…bioenergy permits better use of refrigeration.”

From Earth2Tech: “Food-based biofuels such as corn and sugarcane ethanol have been blasted by environmental groups as being unsustainable, although Oxfam International gave sugarcane ethanol a backhanded compliment last year, essentially calling it the best of the worst.”

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