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3 years ago

Why are biofuels becoming a popular alternative source of energy?

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Genrish500 [490]3 years ago

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Answer:

biofuels are a renewable source of energy

Explanation:

Plants can be grown and harvested year after year

dalvyx [7]3 years ago

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Answer: Plants can be grown and harvested year after year. Therefore, biofuels are a renewable source of energy. ... It can actually take more fossil fuel energy to grow, harvest, and process the crops than is obtained when the biofuels are burned! Biofuel crops also require agricultural land.

Explanation: why are biofuels becoming a popular alternative source of energy?

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North: $d_{1y} = 5.2 sin 25^{\circ}=2.2 mi$

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