BIO supports report findings.BIO SUPPORTS REPORT FINDINGS. The Biotechnology Industry Org. (BIO), Washington, D.C., USA has praised the findings of a new report, "Growing Energy: How Biofuels Can Help End America's Oil Dependence," prepared for the National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP NCEP National Cholesterol Education Program ) by the Role of Biomass in America's Energy Future (RBAEF) project. It asserts that the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. "can replace much of our oil with biofuels, fuels made from plant materials grown by American farmers American Farmer was a public affairs radio program featuring farm news and information of value to listeners in rural America. It was heard on the ABC radio network from 1945 to 1963, airing on Saturdays and heard in a variety of timeslots on different ABC affiliates . These fuels, especially those known as cellulosic biofuels, can be cost-competitive with gasoline and diesel." BIO echoes the report's call for federal investment in construction of biorefineries to convert cellulosic crop residues There are two types of agricultural crop residues. Field residues are materials left in an agricultural field or orchard after the crop has been harvested. These residues include stalks and stubble (stems), leaves, and seed pods. to ethanol transportation fuel. |
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