>The secret environmental cost of US ethanol policy
CORYDON, Iowa (AP) — The hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America's push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil. The polluted streams that dump fertilizer into...
View ArticleThe secret environmental cost of US ethanol policy
CORYDON, Iowa (AP) -- The hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America's push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil. The polluted streams that dump fertilizer into...
View ArticlePrairies vanish in push for green energy
ROSCOE, S.D. — Robert Malsam nearly went broke in the 1980s when corn was cheap. So now that prices are high and he can finally make a profit, hes not about to apologize for ripping up prairieland to...
View Article>Prairies vanish in the US push for green energy
ROSCOE, S.D. (AP) — Robert Malsam nearly went broke in the 1980s when corn was cheap. So now that prices are high and he can finally make a profit, he's not about to apologize for ripping up...
View ArticlePrairies vanish in the US push for green energy
ROSCOE, S.D. (AP) -- Robert Malsam nearly went broke in the 1980s when corn was cheap. So now that prices are high and he can finally make a profit, he's not about to apologize for ripping up...
View ArticleGreen Energy Push Replaces Native Prairies With Corn As Ethanol Industry...
ROSCOE, S.D. (AP) — Robert Malsam nearly went broke in the 1980s when corn was cheap. So now that prices are high and he can finally make a profit, he's not about to apologize for ripping up...
View ArticlePrairies vanishing in the US amid push for corn ethanol-based energy
Published November 13, 2013Associated Press In this Oct. 24, 2013, photo Robert Malsom checks corn in one of his fields near Roscoe, S.D. Malsam nearly went broke in the 1980s when corn was cheap. So...
View Article>Ethanol's rise can mean loss of hunting lands
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Since the government began requiring ethanol be added to gasoline, the states of Iowa,...
View ArticleEthanol's rise can mean loss of hunting lands
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — 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...
View ArticleEthanol’s rise can mean loss of hunting lands
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.: 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...
View ArticleNews Summary: Prairies vanish in green energy push
GROWN ON THE RANGE: Across the Dakotas and Nebraska, more than 1 million acres of the Great Plains are giving way to cornfields as farmers...
View Article>News Summary: Prairies vanish in green energy push
GROWN ON THE RANGE: Across the Dakotas and Nebraska, more than 1 million acres of the Great Plains are giving way to cornfields as farmers...
View ArticleIowa View: Ethanol story skews picture of ag practices
The recent Associated Press story that claims ethanol production is harming the environment and ruining Iowa soils [Green Energy Push Carries Costs to Land, Nov. 12] is full of untruths and holes...
View ArticleWhy everybody hates the ethanol mandate
This week, the EPA is expected to announce changes to the ethanol mandate, a 2007 law that requires energy companies to mix billions of gallons of ethanol into gasoline and diesel fuels. After six...
View ArticleBiofuels and Climate Change: Pulpwood to the Rescue?
Researchers are working on developing biofuels made from non-edible plants and plant parts. Will these kinds of cellulosic-based technologies be able to bring biofuels to the marketplace? And will they...
View ArticleExcerpts from recent South Dakota editorials
Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, Nov. 16, 2013 Save money from corps It's understandably enticing for city leaders to see a $10 million check come across their desks. It's $9.77 million, to be exact, from...
View ArticlePOET-DSM responds to EPA’s proposed cellulosic ethanol targets for 2014 (POET...
(Source: POET LLC) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Nov. 15, 2013) - James Moe, Chairman of the Board for POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, responded today to the EPA's announcement of its proposed cellulosic ethanol...
View ArticleAssault on Ethanol Misses Its Mark (United States Senate)
(Source: United States Senate) by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley As its market share dips, Big Oil is doubling down to swat down its perennial piñata. This time around, petroleum producers and food...
View ArticleHow Big Corn Is Killing the Earth
When George W. Bush put out the challenge in his 2007 State of the Union address to vastly increase production of alternative forms of energy over the next decade—by more than five times—the United...
View ArticleCalifornia Conservation Investment by NRCS, Farmers and Ranchers Surpasses...
DAVIS, Calif., Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California's air, water, soil, wildlife and landscapes all received a healthy boost in federal fiscal year 2013. Over 2400 farmers and ranchers...
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