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Biofuels a risk for wildlife in new habitats-study

                   
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May 20, 2008
        
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By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, May 20 (Reuters) - The study, by the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP), urged governments to do more to assess 32 aggressive species such as giant reeds from West Asia or European poplar trees that can escape beyond biofuel farms and... [read full story]                    

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Finally, Biofuels You Can't Eat - but They Could Eat the Land

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Biofuels a risk for wildlife in new habitats

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Finally, Biofuels You Can't Eat - but They Could Eat the Land

redorbit.com
May 22, 2008
        

By Elisabeth Rosenthal In the past year, the world has witnessed the unintended effects of diverting food crops like corn and palm to make biofuel: In part because of competition from the hot biofuels market, food prices are skyrocketing and food stocks vanishing.

                   

“Don’t let invasive biofuel crops attack your country.”

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May 22, 2008
        

Article At a United Nations meeting in Bonn, Germany, on Tuesday, scientists from the Global Invasive Species Program, the Nature Conservancy and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as well as other groups, presented a paper with a warning about invasive species. “Some of...

                   

Some biofuel crops could become invasive species, experts warn

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May 22, 2008
        

Countries thinking of joining the rush for biofuels run the risk of planting invasive plant species that could wreak environmental and economic havoc, biologists warned on Tuesday. In a report issued on the sidelines of a major UN conference on biodiversity, an alliance of four expert groups...

The World Would Be Just a Little Sadder Without Corn-Fed Beef

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May 21, 2008
        

A story in the New York Times reports that as biofuels made from crops have caused food prices to rise, alternative means of creating biofuels are being encouraged -- but with caveats. Biofuels derived from weeds or grass, for example, "are what scientists label invasive species ... that have an...

                   

Report: Biofuel crops are new invasive species threat

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May 21, 2008
        

News Type: Event — Wed May 21, 2008 6:37 PM EDT Report: Biofuel crops are new invasive species threat Planting biofuel crops on converted forestlands or other ecologically valuable lands has already become a hotly debated practice. Now, a new report co-authored by Nature Conservancy scientists...

                   

Garbage Will Lead the Biofuel Revolution [Earth2Tech]

gigaom.com
May 21, 2008
        

“Don’t let invasive biofuel crops attack your country” was the warning delivered by concerned scientists yesterday at a UN meeting in Germany. Scientists from the Global Invasive Species Program (GISP), the Nature Conservancy and the International Union for Conservation of Nature all warned that...

                   

NEW TREND IN BIOFUELS HAS NEW RISKS

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May 21, 2008
        

In the past year, as the diversion of food crops like corn and palm to make biofuels has helped to drive up food prices, investors and politicians have begun promoting newer, so-called second-generation biofuels as the next wave of green energy. These, made from non-food crops like reeds and wild...

Invasive Species: Another Reason to Worry about Biofuels

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May 21, 2008
        

A new report, entitled "A Risk Assessment of Invasive Alien Species Promoted for Biofuels," is calling on governments to carefully weigh the risks posed by biofuel crops that stand a chance of becoming invasive species against the perceived benefits. The report, authored by the Global Invasive...

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New Trend in Biofuels Has New Risks

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May 21, 2008
        

By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL ROME — In the past year, as the diversion of food crops like corn and palm to make biofuels has helped to drive up food prices, investors and politicians have begun promoting newer, so-called second-generation biofuels as the next wave of green energy. These, made from...

                   

New biofuel sources may not be food, but they could prove invasive

vietnamnews.net
May 21, 2008
        

In the past year, the world has witnessed the unintended effects of diverting food crops like corn and palm to make biofuel: In part because of competition from the hot biofuels market, food prices are skyrocketing and food stocks vanishing. Second-generation biofuel plantations growing jatropha,...

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