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  Why ethanol caused a tortilla price spike...

  gmunger:

  From the Foreign Affairs piece Tom referenced:

  "In late 2006, the price of tortilla flour in Mexico, which gets 80 percent of its corn imports from the United States, doubled thanks partly to a rise in U.S. corn prices from $2.80 to $4.20 a bushel over the previous several months. (Prices rose even though tortillas are made mainly from Mexican-grown white corn because industrial users of the imported yellow corn, which is used for animal feed and processed foods, started buying the cheaper white variety.)"
  On And cellulosic might too -- plus it's still a decade off posted 2 years, 6 months ago 26 Responses

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  Vanity Fair does it again!

  Vanity Fair's May 2007 issue will be the second annual green issue.  It goes on sale April 10.On Grist reviews the spring crop of green glossy mags posted 2 years, 7 months ago 11 Responses

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  U of A vs. ASU

  Ooops, let's not confuse our Arizona universities:

  U of A (University of Arizona) is in the middle of egregious urban sprawl in Tucson, another city with a discernable lack of common sense regarding solar power.

  ASU (Arizona State University; the one opening the School of Sustainability), is in Phoenix, and bio-d was spot on.  Actually, the new school will be located at ASU's Tempe campus, but who are we kidding; Tempe is a suburb of Phoenix, and with the projected growth, it will soon be Phoenix.

  ASU is also home to the Global Institute of Sustainability and the Biodesign Institute; they're just oozing sustainability love!  Good, 'cause they're gonna need it.On Arizona State and other universities plug sustainability posted 2 years, 10 months ago 7 Responses