Today in Biofuels Opinion: “There is a growing consensus in the environmental community that federal government subsidies and mandates for corn-based ethanol have produced unintended, yet potentially catastrophic environmental consequences.”

The Environmental Working Group: “There is a growing consensus in the environmental community that federal government subsidies and mandates for corn-based ethanol have produced unintended, yet potentially catastrophic environmental consequences, with little or no return to taxpayers in energy security, protection from global warming, or reducing the cost of driving.”

From the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry: “It is easy and economical to extract oil from used coffee grounds compared to traditional feedstocks.  Coffee oil has some antioxidants which are required for biofuel stability. [It] would be ideal for countries where coffee is produced. A lot of defective coffee beans are discarded into the landfills every year. Processing these beans as well as coffee grounds would be an economical approach. [Coffee] is competitive with other major biodiesel feedstocks such as rapeseed oil (37–50 per cent), palm oil (20 per cent), and soybean oil (20 per cent).”

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