Production of Biofuel From Forests Will Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Science Daily (Oct,23,2011) - The largest and most comprehensive study on the effect of biofuel production from West Coast forests has concluded that an emphasis on bioenergy would increase carbon dioxide emissions from these forests at least 14 percent.
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The findings are contrary to assumptions and some previous studies that suggest biofuels from this source would be carbon-neutral or even reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this research,that wasn't true.The study was published in Nature Climate Change, by scientists from the College of Forestry at Oregon State University and other in Germany and France. It was support by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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During the past four years,the study examined 80 forest types in 19 Eco-regions in Oregon,Washington and California. It included both public and private lands and private lands and different forest management approaches. " Most people