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Study says unfinished meat wastes more resources than other foods
British study says ‘minor’ adjustments would include fewer animal products, especially red meat, fewer savoury snacks and more fruit, vegetables and cereals
Corn and soy for ethanol were grown on marginal land which could have emitted as much carbon dioxide as 34 coal-fired power plants
Economic incentives are needed to get producers on board, according to ruminant research scientist
University agronomist says estimates of how much food needed to feed world's population by 2050 are too low
A study links consumers to environmental impact on Brazil, saying foreign demand accounts for 30 per cent of deforestation
Reuters / Rising foreign demand for beef and soybeans will tempt Brazil to clear more of the Amazon rainforest, in a reversal of recent success in slowing forest losses, a study said April 4. About 30 per cent of deforestation in Brazil in the decade to 2010 was due to farmers and ranchers seeking landIt is now clear, depending on where the boundary is set in life-cycle estimates of carbon emissions, that some biofuels offer limited or no benefits compared with conventional gasoline
London / Reuters / A stalled biofuel industry will need to produce far more efficient fuels to avoid setting off another bout of arguments over its contribution to boosting energy security and cutting carbon emissions. Biofuels had a difficult 2012. In the United States, Energy Information Administration data show production through November fell compared with
