Submitted by: Michael G. McManus (FG Staff Journalist)

By The Wilderness Society - Ecology and Economics Research Department

UNITED STATES (The Wilderness Society) - Reliance on biofuels to help achieve a 15% reduction in fuel consumption will prove challenging and could cause unintended ecological consequences not currently being considered, including land degradation, water consumption, water quality degradation, and invasive species concern.

Read the complete Science and Policy brief by clicking here.

Freshly Green covered similar concerns by UN-Energy here