Many of us are concerned about the amount of a carbon footprint we are leaving on the planet.  The next time you pull into your favorite gas station and fill’er up with a biofuel, thinking you are doing the best thing for the economy, the state of California says you better think again. 

In California, by the year 2010 all fuel producers will be forced to reduce their carbon intensity by 10%.  Many developing nations have found new fortunes by removing forest land and planting corn to be sold to the United States manufacturers of biofuel. 

According to the California Air Resources Board this is causing a decrease in the air quality. By reducing carbon intensity, CARB feels that air polution and global warming will be decreased.  Producers of biofuels feel the new rule is an unfair penalty to them that is based on the actions of people in other countries. 

They fear that this penalty may hinder President Obama’s plans to move this country away form our dependance upon petrolium. Other states in the US and the European Economic Union afe following this story and may make similar ruelings. California has approved aapproved this rule in order to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses produced in fuel production.