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On AlterNet: corn

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "corn"

Big Agriculture's Exploitation of Migrant Workers

Big Agriculture's Exploitation of Migrant Workers

Inside USA, Al Jazeera AlterNet: Video. August 25, 2008.
Inside USA reports.

The Role of Agribusiness in Our Food Crisis

The Role of Agribusiness in Our Food Crisis

George Naylor, Irene Lin, AlterNet. August 7, 2008.
Ethanol critics need to be wary before they jump aboard the anti-ethanol campaigns and let off the hook the real bad actors behind our food crisis.

Eating Meat Is Worse Than Driving a Truck ... for the Climate

Eating Meat Is Worse Than Driving a Truck ... for the Climate

Frances Cerra Whittelsey, The Nation. August 6, 2008.
Reducing our meat consumption may not be popular, but we need to view our love affair with burgers in the same frame as gas-guzzling SUVs.

If This Animated Video Doesn't Get Us Off Oil, Nothing Will

If This Animated Video Doesn't Get Us Off Oil, Nothing Will

Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. August 1, 2008.
Calling for an end to oil addiction.

Body Fat Holds The Key to Energy Independence

Body Fat Holds The Key to Energy Independence

Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbaraehrenreich.com. June 24, 2008.
Obese America is literally sitting on vast energy reserves -- all we need to do is extract it.

Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World's Food System

Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World's Food System

Raj Patel, Melville House Publishing. June 2, 2008.
Hunger and obesity stem from the same problem -- the corporations that sell our food determine what we eat and how we think about food.

What Michael Pollan Hasn't Told You About Food

What Michael Pollan Hasn't Told You About Food

Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet. May 15, 2008.
As both obesity and hunger are on the rise, a new book shows why we shouldn't feel guilty about our food choices but angry with a corrupt food system.

Drive 1,000 Miles or Feed a Person for a Year? The Biofuels Dilemma

Drive 1,000 Miles or Feed a Person for a Year? The Biofuels Dilemma

Stan Cox, AlterNet. May 9, 2008.
Can the pumping of ethanol into American fuel tanks really make it harder for parents to feed their families?

The Folly of Turning Water into Fuel

The Folly of Turning Water into Fuel

Stan Cox, AlterNet. March 22, 2008.
Agribusiness and politicians are sucking our country dry with mandates for biofuels.

Is Corn Leading Us Towards Social Change or Ecological Disaster?

Is Corn Leading Us Towards Social Change or Ecological Disaster?

George Naylor, Movement Vision Lab. March 3, 2008.
Understanding corn could be the key to social change that saves the planet and helps us create democratic communities and local food supplies.

Give Ethanol a Chance: The Case for Corn-Based Fuel

Give Ethanol a Chance: The Case for Corn-Based Fuel

David Morris, AlterNet. June 13, 2007.
In the last few years, the environmental community has begun attacking corn-derived ethanol. Although imperfect, there are reasons to give ethanol a fair trial.

Ethanol Booms, Farmers Bust

Ethanol Booms, Farmers Bust

Lisa M. Hamilton, AlterNet. May 25, 2007.
From the news these days you'd think farmers have never had a better friend than ethanol. But if you actually are a farmer, ethanol, with the high corn prices it brings, is looking less and less like a blessing -- and more like a curse.

The unhealthy truth about ethanol

The unhealthy truth about ethanol

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. April 19, 2007.
Tom Philpott: A new study show that ethanol may actually cause greater health damage than gasoline.