Millions of Acres of Grasslands Cleared For Biofuel Crops in U.S., Study Finds

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By Yale Environment 360Apr 6, 2015, 10:20 am255 pts
Biofuel crops expanded onto 7 million acres of new land in the U.S. over a recent four-year period, replacing millions of acres of grasslands, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin. Using high-resolution satellite imagery, the researchers calculated that converting grasslands to croplands…

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