A Hungarian researcher blamed biofuels for contributing to Hungary’s severe drought this year. The researcher said that farmers that sold stalks and straw instead of leaving them in their fields, as soil requires the cover in order to protect it from drought. Power plants in Hungary have burned biomass to produce electricity.
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