by rethinkethanol | Jun 20, 2017 | Featured Writing
Corn better used as food than biofuel, study finds Corn is grown not only for food, it is also an important renewable energy source. Renewable biofuels can come with hidden economic and environmental issues, and the question of whether corn is better utilized as food...
by rethinkethanol | May 12, 2017 | The Ugly Truth
CPAC Panel: Ethanol Regs Aren’t Helping Corn Belt Economies by Andrew Follett Members of the Conservative Political Action Conference panel “Energy Rationing: The Tragic, Unintended Consequences,” argued the federal ethanol mandate isn’t benefiting the regions of the...
by rethinkethanol | May 2, 2017 | The Ugly Truth
Long-time Iowa farm cartoonist fired after creating this cartoon by Vanessa Peng FORT DODGE, Iowa — Rick Friday has been giving farmers a voice and a laugh every Friday for two decades through his cartoons in Farm News.Now the long-time Iowa farm cartoonist tells KCCI...
by rethinkethanol | Apr 27, 2017 | The Ugly Truth
USGS Study: Dangerous Bee-Killing Neonicotinoids Found in Iowa’s Drinking Water by Julia Travers (EnviroNews USA Headline News Desk) — Neonicotinoids, which are powerful insecticides and neurotoxins, have been found in the finished drinking water of two Iowa public...
by rethinkethanol | Apr 12, 2017 | The Ugly Truth
Ethanol industry, small-engine manufacturers clash over damage from fuel By Ben Wolfgang Manufacturers of lawn mowers, snowblowers, chainsaws, and other small-engine equipment continue fueling a debate over the supposed dangers of ethanol, but the ethanol industry...
