Monday, January 15, 2007
The (Bio)Politics of Corn
Many in the US are touting ethanol as one solution to the petro-energy crisis, especially when it comes to automobility. But what would the impact on global food resources be if more corn, and thus land, were dedicated to producing crops for fuel? That much of our plantable land is already inefficiently used for livestock raising and feed makes the potential redirection of even more land away from consumable food plants something to consider. With the production of engineered yeasts and corn, the biotech industry is finding itself at the center of yet another aspect of our future.United Press International: Biotech a key to ethanol future
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