Report: EPA fails to protect river By Chris KirkhamTimes Picayune; October 17, 2007http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1192603482244350.xml&coll=1 The Environmental Protection Agency and states along the Mississippi River must be more vigilant in controlling the flow of pollutants in the river, many of which come from fertilizers used on farms upstream and eventually contribute to the annual "dead zone" that [...]
Ethanol production threatens GulfThe Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, LA; October 14, 2007http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007710140358 Production of ethanol from corn can increase the threat to water bodies such as the Gulf of Mexico. The National Research Council, part of the National Academy of Sciences, says corn requires a large amount of fertilizer and water resources. The flow of fertilizer [...]
The Gulf of Mexico's Dead Zone: Mess, Problem, or Puzzle? By RFF Weekly Policy Commentary; Series Editor Ian ParryRFF Weekly Policy Commentary; October 1, 2007http://www.rff.org/rff/News/Weekly_Policy_Commentary/This-Weeks-Commentary.cfm Welcome to the RFF Weekly Policy Commentary, which is meant to provide an easy way to learn about important policy issues related to environmental, energy, urban, and public health problems.This [...]
Biofuel & Ethanol: The Real Story By Global Public Media Listen to the story at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeVT7jMYZlo
Biofuels, Food, or Wildlife? The Massive Land Costs of U.S. Ethanol By Dennis AverySeptember 21, 2006; Competitive Enterprise Institutehttp://www.cei.org/gencon/025,05532.cfmThe high price of fossil fuels, environmental concerns, and geopolitical instability in some major oil-producing nations have spurred intense interest in the United States in alternative fuels, especially from renewable energy sources. While popular with environmental activists, [...]
Corn-Based Ethanol By Fran SmithJune 14, 2007; Competitive Enterprise Institutehttp://www.cei.org/gencon/025,05976.cfm A Case Study in the Law of Unintended Consequences A boom in ethanol production is taking place today for variety of reasons. Undoubtedly, the most significant factor is government support and subsidies for biofuel production. The rationale for subsiding biofuels arises from a convergence of [...]
Ethanol is a Budget Buster By William YeatmanJuly 31, 2007, Competitive Enterprise Institutehttp://www.cei.org/gencon/004,06075.cfm Increased Mandate and Subsidies Would Raise Food Prices and Strain Federal Budget News story after news story highlights the impact of ethanol mandates on food prices in grocery stores across America. The story line is familiar. Ethanol is made from corn, and [...]
What the Gulfs low-oxygen dead zone means for you By Robert MorrisSeptember 17, 2007, Daily Comet, Thibodauxhttp://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070917/NEWS/709170308/1013GULF OF MEXICO -- The sun glinting off the wave swells was like a false promise, a trick of light that inspired fantasies of mighty fish and schools of shrimp below.Instead, the divers said as they surfaced, all they [...]
Increased ethanol interest fuels risk of Gulf dead zone spreading By Emilie BahrSeptember 17, 2007; New Orleans City Businesshttp://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=20265 U.S. farmers planted the largest corn crop since 1944 this year after growing demand for corn-based ethanol helped propel corn prices to their highest level in more than a decade. But the expansion of corn production [...]
SERIES OF ARTICLES FROM ABOARD THE PELICAN: Everything you wanted to know about the dead zone, but were afraid to ask By Robert Morris;September 10 - 12, 2007; The Courier, HoumaCourier senior staff writer Robert Morris will be traveling into the Gulf this week with a team of scientists from LUMCON, the Louisiana Universities Marine [...]
