Water expert slams biofuels at global conference

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – The winner of the Stockholm Water Prize on Monday slammed the growing use of biofuels and urged people to eat less meat – to help cut the amount of water used in food production.

British professor John Anthony Allan said the effect of the growing use of biofuels “is too frightening to even begin to realize.”

Allan, 71, of King’s College, London, was awarded the 2008 water prize for his concept of “virtual water,” which measures amounts of water used in the production of food and industrial products.

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