Biofuel or Biofraud? The Vast Taxpayer Cost of Failed Cellulosic and Algal Biofuels

http://www.independentsciencenews.org/environment/biofuel-or-biofraud-the-vast-taxpayer-cost-of-failed-cellulosic-and-algal-biofuels/
Date Written:  2016-03-14
Publisher:  Independent Science News
Year Published:  2016
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX19014

In November 2014, cellulosic biofuel company KiOR filed for bankruptcy, having shut down their refinery in Columbus, Mississippi earlier that year. There have been many unsuccessful biofuel ventures of this type, but KiOR's stands out for several reasons.

Subject Headings

• Biofuels
• Environment
• Farming/Farm Economy
• Sustainability