U of M speaker says global land use must be considered in biofuel debate

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By Heather Thorstensen
Date Modified: 03/04/2010 9:55 AM

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- John Sheehan of the University of Minnesota says the debate on biofuels should shift from food versus fuel to how land is used globally for biofuel production and other purposes.

"We need to not look at land use as a biofuels problem, we need to look at biofuels as (being part of) a mix of solving our land use problem," he said.

Sheehan is a biofuels coordinator at the university's Institute on the Environment. He's spent about two decades working on biofuels issues. He spoke about the topic Feb. 10 during a public lecture hosted by the university.

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