Sustainable FuelBiofuels may seem like a clear and innovative answer to our energy crisis, but unfortunately, the current methods for producing these renewable fuels have very serious environmental repercussions. Although studies show that the emissions from biofuels are significantly less than that of petroleum-based fuels, the production of these fuels is not yet sustainable. As long as we depend on cultivation methods that require the use of pesticides, intensive water input, petroleum-based fertilizers, and the energy required to transport these fuels across the nation, we will not reach true economic and ecological sustainability. In addition, forests around the globe that are essential for elimination of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere are being deforested for the purpose of biofuel production; hence more animals are becoming endangered or extinct due to natural habitat destruction. Biofuels also have negative environmental impacts on our water, in that biofuel production requires intensive water input and the effluent produced from the production process results in the pollution of many of the planet’s streams and rivers. In response to these issues, SSRD Inc. is creating a model for sustainable biofuel cultivation and processing.
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