Monday, October 22, 2012

Ending The Food V. Fuel Debate: Researchers Define Surplus Land

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Which is the better use for a plot of land: growing crops to feed nations or growing crops to power them with biofuel? The answer to this question is, perhaps not surprisingly, complex and turns on the definition of "surplus" land, or idle, marginal spaces. Now, an interdisciplinary group of researchers from Europe and the US has decided to nail these concepts.

URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/10/ending-the-food-v-fuel-debate-researchers-define-surplus-land?cmpid=rss

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