2007May12: The UN reports that biofuels reduce global warming and create jobs for the rural poor but cause serious environmental problems and higher food prices. The report was completed by UN-Energy, a consortium of 20 UN agencies and programs (LA Times, 2007).
Reference: Los Angeles Times. 2007. http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-biofuels12may12,0,5991528.story
Image Description: Orbital photograph of human deforestation in progress in the Tierras Bajas project in eastern Bolivia. Photo courtesy of NASA. Image Location: Wikipedia. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bolivia-Deforestation-EO.JPG Image Permission: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.
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