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biodiversity, and recreation. If these resources are overutilized to make fuel, a potential solution to
our fuel challenges may be transformed into a major problem concerning provision of adequate food
supplies and necessary environmental services. We need to ensure that renewable resource policies
account for this risk and strike an appropriate balance (UCS 2008) in national energy policy.
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