Comments on: Reforesting vs. Biofuel

By: Professor Ashwani Kumar

Professor Ashwani Kumar — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:05:47 +0000

Dear Sir
Plants are also social and have a societies or associations which once disturbed would destroy the vegetation. No new plants should be introduced unless they are habituated for the climate. Grow biofuel plants in between the local plants and dont destroy local plants as it would destroy the ecosystem and result in erosion.
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By: Luis

Luis — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:32:41 +0000

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By: Ed Ring

Ed Ring — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:51:19 +0000

Brian: Absolutely. In arid regions, biofuel crops can advance the life zone. But biofuel crops in arid regions have relatively low yields. And since world markets continue to build for biodiesel and bioethanol, tropical deforestation for biofuel has barely begun. Even when cellulosic ethanol is on the market, and biodiesel is grown from algae, it won’t change the fact that if Orangutans die a few more dollars of fuel will come where the forest was.

And a healthy global climate requires more tropical rainforest, not less, particularly if you are concerned about global warming. Carbon credits should fund tropical reforestation, not tropical biofuel crops. That is the only way we will save the lungs of this earth.

By: Brian Hayes

Brian Hayes — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:49:04 +0000

I agree entirely with your assertion that forests should be planted, restored, preserved. A mad rush for biofuel may be a huge mistake if forests are traded for mileage and heat.

But biofuel may not be a primary cause of current deforestation.

Except Indonesia’s palm oils, Biopact makes a strong argument that biofuels are not planted at the cost of forests. It may be that biofuels will ultimately increase land reclamation, i.e. marginal land recovery.