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Not Behind My Farm
Farm Belt residents not gung-ho about ethanol plants |
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13 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 1:53 PM on 13 Nov 2007 One might expect that ethanol plants would be unconditionally embraced in the farm belt, but farm families are not immune to NIMBY-ism. When plans for an ethanol distillery were announced for the outskirts of Sparta, Wis., residents concerned about emissions, odor, and, yes, the view, printed up T-shirts: "Good idea. Bad location." Residents of New Castle, Ind., are also lobbying a ... |
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Cob Report
Coalition of ranchers and farmers fights subsidies for corn ethanol |
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19 Mar 2007 |
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| Cob Report Coalition of ranchers and farmers fights subsidies for corn ethanol It's one thing when dirty hippies oppose your energy-independence scheme, but when ranchers, chicken farmers, and pork producers pile on the hate, that's trouble. An ad hoc coalition is opposing U.S. corn ethanol subsidies and pushing to end U.S. tariffs on Brazilian sugarcane ethanol. "This ... |
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| Topics: ag subsidies, energy, ethanol, food and agriculture, grassroots activism, news (all these topics) |
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