CanWest News Service: Restoring and protecting forests would do far more to reduce the carbon load in the atmosphere than dedicating vast tracts of land to "energy crops," a new report says. Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently announced a $1.5-billion, nine-year plan to make Canada a leader in biofuel production. But there is concern in many quarters about the "green" energy boom, which critics say is having a serious environmental impact around the globe as forests are levelled and …