From Bad to Thirst By Elizabeth RoyteGRIST, Environmental News and Commentary; Oct 16, 2007http://www.grist.org/feature/2007/10/16/mississippi/index.htmlIn late September, the corn and soybean fields of the lower Missouri River floodplain are a lovely dull brown, nearly ready for harvest. The row crops sprawl as far as the eye can see, their regimental march broken only by levees, gravel [...]
Decoding the Mysteries of the Gulf Dead Zone Environmental News Service; October 18, 2007http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2007/2007-10-18-096.asp AUSTIN, Texas, October 18, 2007 (ENS) - Off the coast of Louisiana and Texas this summer, an area of deep water covering 7,900 square miles in the Gulf of Mexico was declared hypoxic. This area of low oxygen water called the [...]
Ethanol Incentives Contribute to Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone By Clayton Bodie CornellGreen Options; October 20, 2007http://greenoptions.com/2007/10/19/ethanol_incentives_contribute_to_gulf_of_mexico_dead_zone It looks like ethanol subsidies may impede efforts to reduce the size of the Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico. A draft report from the EPA Science Advisory Board says that ethanol subsidies could lead to a [...]
NOAA report finds most coastal areas suffer from excess nutrients By Karl BlankenshipChesapeake Bay Journal, October 2007http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3173 The vast majority of the nation's estuarine waters suffer from excess nutrients, and most are predicted to worsen by 2020 as populations in coastal areas continue to swell, according to a recent report. The report from the National [...]
Report: Divisions muddy rivers quality By Amy WoldThe Advocate; Baton Rouge October 17, 2007http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/10592152.html?showAll=y&c=yThe state-by-state approach used to monitor and address water quality in the Mississippi River needs to be changed, The National Academies recommends in a new report. The report says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should take the lead in organizing data collection [...]
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, [...]
