Tobacco harvesting machinery. Image credit:Kirpy.
Welcome to addictive auto emissions. Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University are working toward turning tobacco into a source of oil used for biofuel (Science Daily). Breathing exhaust could be good for long haul truck drivers trying to stay awake in traffic.
What happens to the leaf residues once oil is extracted? Isn’t US tobacco production acreage deed restricted to limit supply? Bit of an oc… Read the full story on TreeHugger