François Houtart argues that the green potential of agrofuels has been wasted by businesses that put profits above environmental protection. This has led to an absurd situation where an energy source that should be sustainable actually increases human and ecological damage, simply due to the profit-maximising decisions of capitalists rather than a flaw in the concept of agrofuels.
Agrofuels: Big Profits, Ruined Lives and Ecological Destruction
François Houtart, Pluto Press, 172 p.
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