Beyond the Corn Field: Balancing Fuel, Food and Biodiversity
The development of alternative fuel will greatly benefit the U.S., say scientists in an Energy Foundation-funded report published February 16 by the Ecological Society of America (ESA), the nation’s largest organization of ecological scientists. However, in order to effectively reap the social and economic benefits of biofuel production, U.S. policies need to address potential effects of land-use choices on our ecosystems.
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New ESA Report on Biofuels: Implications for Land Use and Biodiversity
Tags: Biodiversity, carbon, Ecology, environmental, Food
