Independence of fossil fuels. Is it really possible? Iowa's new strive to be eco-friendly by trying to be more dependent of biofuels and wind-power is contraversial. Although Iowa is creating about 8% of the state's energy with wind-power, they neglect to say that they are using fossil fuels to power the factories making the windmills and that the company who employed the people in the factory recieved tax breaks and subsidies. It's understandable that companies and manufacturers need incentive to completely change the set-up of their factories to be more eco-friendly, but to what extent?
As well, Iowa is trying to be more dependent on biofuels. Once again, fossil fuels are being used to power the factories that produce ethanol including coal, the least eco-friendly fuel in the world. Is it possible that the ethanol being produced's benefits will outweigh the ecological cost of using the coal?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7861686.stm
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