Friday, February 11, 2011

Energy Independence Goes Awry: Why the Ethanol Boom May Turn US Conservation Land into Corn Fields

AlterNet / By Jill Richardson Feb '11

Given America's enthusiasm for ethanol production, on
e might assume ethanol is a miracle fuel, sent from heaven to lead the way to independence from oil.


Please also read: "Bursting the Ethanol Bubble" by Larry Powell

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