Biofuel Showdown: Should Domestic Ethanol Producers Pay for Deforestation Abroad?
Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 17:28
in Earth & Climate
After a fierce battle over agricultural incentives in a landmark climate bill, Congress plans to ask the National Academy of Sciences to study how biofuel production in the Midwest can shift food production abroad, stimulating a wave of deforestation. [More]