Leaked Report: Corn Ethanol Hurts The Environment

A leaked U.N. report reveals that contrary to popular belief, crops-derived biofuels are actually doing more harm than good.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
Terry Branstad, Steve King

The world is oil-mad. The global energy drive has taken on the vestiges of a quest: nations wage war for access to other nations’ oil reserves, while economic feuds break out over pricing and delivery schedules. World leaders hustle to ensure that the growing energy demands of their people are met. The notion that as demand for oil increases, the

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Ethanol’s Rise Can Mean Loss Of Hunting Lands

Booming corn and soy prices mean less native prairie and fewer birds throughout the nation’s corn belt.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Pheasants once drew hundreds of weekend hunters to Fairbury, Neb., each fall, filling the 45 rooms at Randy Brown's Capri Motel with sportsmen eager to bag their limits. But times have changed. The native grasslands and milo crops that used to dot surrounding Jefferson County have been overtaken by corn and soy crops.

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Ethanol: Clean Energy Or The Source Of New Environmental Concerns?

Environmental ramifications are causing second thoughts on laws requiring ethanol cultivation.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak
Bill Bass, 63, harvests corn on acreage near the southern Illinois town of Cobden

  The impacts of ethanol on the nation’s wetlands and conservation sites are becoming more apparent, as farmers take over once-protected land to cultivate corn for the ever-growing ethanol industry -- one initially intended to help the environment. A report released by the Associated Press paints an entirely different picture. Ethanol,

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Ethanol Proponents Accuse Oil Industry Of Forcing Out The Competition

Senators demand feds investigate allegations that gas station owners are being strong-armed by oil companies.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak
In this Feb. 13, 2012 photo, a gas station attendant pumps gas, in Portland, Ore. At an average of $3.51 a gallon, gas is up 23 percent since Jan. 1. And experts say motorists could pay a record $4.25 a gallon by late April. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Two senators from farmland states are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate allegations that oil companies pressured gas stations to rig the system to bump ethanol fuel out of the picture. The allegations claim oil companies targeted independent gas stations, convincing them to allow oil companies to work around federal standards

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