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On the recordApril 6, 2011
I believe the most effective way to limit environmentally destructive land-use change elsewhere is through land use policies.
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Jeff Bingaman
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Bingaman emphasizes the importance of land use policies over limiting biofuels to combat deforestation.

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