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March 20, 2007
FSE scholars urge the need for both research and education as Berkeley's new Energy Biosciences Institute moves forward.

Originally appeared in San Francisco Chronicle, March 11, 2007

The institute's primary goal will be facilitating the production of biofuels on a scale large enough to result in a net drop of carbon emission linked to vehicles. "The magnitude of the scientific and environmental challenges involved in raising (crop) yields and at the same time protecting the environment is underestimated," cautions FSE scholar Kenneth Cassman. Chris Somerville adds that socioeconomic research should be a substantial portion of that effort as well.
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