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Biofuels adding to destruction of Brazilian cerrado

We've heard plenty about how biodiesel feedstock from palm plantations in SE Asia contributes to forest devastation there, but the cry from Brazil has not been nearly as loud. Of course, that country's biofuel industry also has an impact on the natural landscape, as this article explains. Rhett Butler, writing at Mongabay.com (not GoneWithTheWind.com), explains how biofuels are driving the destruction of the Brazilian cerrado, "one of the planet's most biodiverse savanna ecosystems." The cerrado makes up a ginormous part of Brazil - 740,100 ... Read more →

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