Social Energy Event
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When:
02/10/2010 at 12:00 pm
Where:
St. Paul Minnesota, 55108
United States
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“Biofuels as a Contact Sport: Shifting the Debate from Food vs. Fuel to Sustainable Land Management”
John Sheehan, Scientific Program Coordinator, Institute on the Environment
Ever since Jimmy Carter introduced the notion of gasohol to a nation beset by high prices and long lines at the gasoline pump, experts have struggled with the question of whether agriculture should feed the world or fuel the world. The result of this 40-year debate? Acrimony and confusion. Policy makers and the public don’t know what to make of it. The latest round of expert debates centers on the CO2 released from the clearing of forests due to increased biofuels demand—the so-called indirect land use effect. This is really the same old debate recast as a climate problem. John Sheehan offers a critical and common sense perspective on the controversy over sustainable use of land for food, feed, fiber and fuel production.
Watch live via UMConnect: http://umconnect.umn.edu/IonEFrontiers
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The Institute on the Environment is breathing new life into the old lecture series. Frontiers in the Environment explores the frontiers of knowledge in climate change, renewable energy, land use, food security and many other environmental hot topics. Our speakers go easy on the PowerPoint slides and heavy on the big ideas. They provide the audience with a true understanding of the issue, its global significance and breakthroughs on the horizon. Join us Wednesdays for a presentation and Q&A session, followed by a casual get-together in the IonE Commons. The lectures also air live on the Web and are archived for future viewing.
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