Biofuels Support NY’s Clean Energy Goals — and They Strengthen Our Farms | Opinion
What if there was a way for farmers to stretch crops like soybeans used for animal feed by locally converting the byproducts into cleaner-burning fuel that can power our own farm equipment?
Creating such a self-sustaining model on upstate farms isn’t an abstract thought experiment. It is the potential of biofuels: renewable heating and transportation fuels that can be made from vegetable oils, as well as animal fats and recycled restaurant grease, and that emit fewer carbon emissions than fossil fuels. Biofuels represent a win for farmers, a win for the environment and a win for local economies — if New York state can step up to provide proper support to help grow the industry.