[APWG] NEWS: Let's just harvest invasive species. Problem solved?

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://news.aces.illinois.edu/news/let%E2%80%99s-just-harvest-invasive-species-problem-solved

Let's just harvest invasive species. Problem solved?
Published November 20, 2013

URBANA -- Although invasive Asian carp have been successfully harvested and
served on a dinner plate, harvesting invasive plants to convert into
ethanol isn't as easy. According to a recent study at the University of
Illinois, harvesting invasive plants for use as biofuels may sound like a
great idea, but the reality poses numerous obstacles and is too expensive
to consider, at least with the current ethanol pathways.

See the link above for the full article text. If you have access to
Biological Invasions, the journal article can be found here:
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10530-013-0591-z
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