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General Electric is putting up new wind farms in Texas and Illinois that will power 70,000 homes and replace 526,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases with clean, renewable energy.

The ethanol industry seems to be on the warpath against bad press (maybe that’s just my impression), which it’s been continuously mired in over increasing food prices, changing land-use patterns, and the questionable environmental benefits of grain-based fuel. As I mentioned last week (Ethanol Industry Pays Off Subsidies, Boosts U.S.

Local Harvest is probably the most comprehensive site for ‘real food, real farmers, real community’. Local Harvest serves many purposes.

Interest in widespread use of ethanol as an alternative fuel is on the rise. But several organizations, including Food & Water Watch, have released a report warning about the downsides of ethanol, particularly corn ethanol.