Ethanol
Cuba, Venezuela turn against ethanol. "Cuba and Venezuela have launched an offensive against biofuels, warning that the US-backed rush towards ethanol will worsen global hunger and poverty."
Turning farming on its ear. “Farmers are forgoing crop rotation and land conservation to profit from the soaring demand for corn to produce ethanol.”
Ethanol on rise, but moving it is a challenge. “With U.S. ethanol production on the rise, one major obstacle facing the alternative fuel is getting a closer look: the rather inconvenient system for transporting it around the country.”
New price tag for ethanol: more pollution. “After a concerted push by the industry and Corn Belt politicians, the Bush administration is nearing a decision whether to allow ethanol plants to operate with fewer environmental rules and less air pollution control equipment."
Turning farming on its ear. “Farmers are forgoing crop rotation and land conservation to profit from the soaring demand for corn to produce ethanol.”
Ethanol on rise, but moving it is a challenge. “With U.S. ethanol production on the rise, one major obstacle facing the alternative fuel is getting a closer look: the rather inconvenient system for transporting it around the country.”
New price tag for ethanol: more pollution. “After a concerted push by the industry and Corn Belt politicians, the Bush administration is nearing a decision whether to allow ethanol plants to operate with fewer environmental rules and less air pollution control equipment."