Biofuel discharge is bad for environment

The New York Times reports on oily and polluting discharges in an Alabama river that were ultimately traced back to biofuel production. Although considered "natural" and "non-toxic," the glycerin and vegetable oil byproducts that leaked into the Alabama water sources choked off oxygen supplies to native species:

"Bruce P. Hollebone, a researcher with Environment Canada in Ottawa and one of the world’s leading experts on the environmental impact of vegetable oil and glycerin spills said 'but as with most organic materials, oil and glycerin deplete the oxygen content of water very quickly, and that will suffocate fish and other organisms. And for birds, a vegetable oil spill is just as deadly as a crude oil spill.'"

Read the full story: Pollution is called a byproduct of a 'clean' fuel