Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
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Chapter 38, Problem 8IQ
Biofuels are considered carbon neutral, even though the burning of biofuels releases CO2, just as the burning of fossil fuels does. Explain.
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