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Old 25-February-2008, 09:59 PM
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Have waded in with a resounding "no," I'm going to catch myself and add the following: Biofuels would be ok, IF:

1. We do not depelete any more forests.

2. We use the food to feed the hungry FIRST.

3. We can ensure no additional environmental impact (if the corn/sugar cane will be grown anyway).

Take care of those three big gotchas, including a ban on using artificial fertilizer on biofuel crops, and I'll look the other way.

But I'd rather see the excess land returned to natural forestation, first.
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