So that's the bad
news about corn ethanol.
Not exact matches
Corn closed higher as traders worried
about planting progress and reacted to
news of increasing crop stress to the Winter
Corn crop in Brazil.
My good
news was met with a snort of derision and a joke
about corn - fed simplicity.
We hear in the
news every day that you should be worried
about gluten or high fructose
corn syrup or the amount of sugar in food or artificial sweeteners or artificial this or that.
If you haven't yet «liked» the page, you're missing out on some great reader discussion (in fact, posts with zero comments on the main blog are often getting talked
about quite a bit on Facebook) along with the grand unveiling of the new USDA MyPlate icon (replacing the old Food Pyramid); a distressing graphic of what the White House garden would look like if it were the recipient of current farm subsidies (hint: hope you like
corn); a great Father's Day gift idea for dads who cook;
news of an exhibit of vintage government food posters; an egg salad recipe; and even a chance to win a coveted (not really) Lunch Tray fridge magnet!
So this is good
news regarding the first concern pointed above (
about corn yield), though yet to be seen if other initiatives appear as a response to the other questionings surrounding the biofuels business in the country.
via: Biofuels Digest Biofuels More Bad
News About Biofuels: Land - Use Concerns Nix Benefits
Corn Ethanol Worse Than Oil?
Corn Ethanol California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Could Effectively Ban
Corn Ethanol More Bad
News About Biofuels: Land - Use Concerns Nix Benefits Biofuel Comparison Chart: The Good, the Bad, and the (Really) Ugly
Via: Nature
News: Marine dead zones set to expand rapidly More
about ocean dead zones Ocean «Dead Zones» Increasing: 400 Oxygen - Deprived Areas Now Exist The Formation of Dead Zones off Oregon and Washington is Tied to Climate Change
Corn Ethanol Worsens Gulf of Mexico «Dead Zone»