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...self-interest above the colony's needs. He made an enemy or two along the way. As the military man who understood the terrain and was the least likely to be missed if he didn't return, Smith was put in charge of seeking local tribes willing to swap corn, fish and game for English copper and glass beads. When one hard-pressed tribe balked at the corn-for-copper trade, Smith ordered his men to rake the village with shot and put the odd lodge to the torch. Terrified natives opened their granary to the armed trespassers, knowing that...
...ever told: “I’m actually pretty easygoing.” Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: “I hear the nation’s capital is moving to Omaha.” Favorite childhood activity: Husking corn. (Just kidding.) Sexiest physical trait: My business skills. Best part about Harvard: The people! Worst part about Harvard: Libraries that close. Describe yourself in three words: Not enough space. In 15 minutes you are: Going to a meeting. In 15 years you are: Retired and donating to Harvard University Women in Business...
Time has come to end this relationship; national security has been wearing the pants for too long. This is already the case with the ethanol orgy in the Midwest. Despite the fact that corn-derived ethanol only yields 30 percent more energy than is required to produce it , a splurge of federal subsidies have brought about the largest acreage since 1944. And what’s more, the average American probably thinks this is a good thing...
...Corn. One-fifth of the U.S. corn crop is now turned into ethanol at 114 biorefineries, located primarily in the Midwest. To meet Bush's 2017 target of producing 35 billion gallons of ethanol, the entire current U.S. crop would need to be turned into fuel. So long, cornflakes...
Soybean. A dietary staple in Asia for 2,000 years, soybeans today are increasingly grown for oil and animal feed. The U.S. leads the world in soybean and corn production, but it would have to turn 100% of both crops into fuel in order to offset just 11% of U.S. on-road fuel consumption...