“Fuel switching is not the answer. Less fuel use, less of everything, is.” Ben Parfitt reports. Ben is a reporter at The Tyee covering forestry and resource-related issues. Published July 16, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/07/16/Neither-Biofuel-Nuclear-Solve-Energy-Problems/

Neither ‘Biofuel’ Nor Nuclear Will Solve Our Energy Problems

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