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The biofuels quadrilemma, public perceptions and policy

David M. SeckoDepartment of Journalism and the Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montréal, QC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Edna EinsiedelDepartment of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaView further author information
Pages 207-209 | Published online: 04 Jul 2014

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