Girstmill discusses the severe shortcomings of the Bush Administration's corn ethanol program, which has cost taxpayers huge amounts but has made no impact on oil or gas prices. It has, however, increased food prices, pollution and poor agricultural practices. For related articles, see http://greenchemistry.wordpress.com/.
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Corn-based ethanol: the biggest greenwash ever? | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist
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Submitted by chemrat on Tue, 2007-12-18 12:56. | Tags: science | bio-ethanol | corn ethanol | environmental damage | farm subsidies | is corn ethanol a smokescreen | problems with corn ethanol
Used to be a Farmer? Here's $26 Billion
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Farm Bill Pays Many, and Lavishly, for No Apparent Reason
Submitted by greenfood on Fri, 2007-11-02 16:11. | Tags: politics | agriculture | farm bill | farm subsidies | farmers | government
