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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch commission proposed a system Friday aimed at ensuring that crops used to create biofuels as replacements for oil and gas do not do more harm than good.
In the rush to develop biofuels, forests are burned in Asia to clear land for palm oil, and swaths of the Amazon are stripped of diverse vegetation for soya and sugar plantations for ethanol.
"We all know that biomass potentially can play an important role in sustainable energy production," said Environment Minister Jacqueline Cramer. "But the question is: How do you do that in a way that is truly sustainable?"
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