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Once touted as an environmental and economic cure-all, corn ethanol has had a rough year. The collapse in grain and oil prices, preceded by overinvestment in refineries over the past few years, badly hurt ethanol producers. Meanwhile, environmentalists have steadily chipped away at ethanol's green credentials. Far from being better for the planet than gasoline, many scientists now argue that ethanol actually has a sizable carbon footprint, because when farmers in the U.S. use their land to grow corn for fuel rather than food, farmers in the developing world end up cutting down more forests to pick...
...indirect land-use effects of ethanol - the increase in deforestation caused by using land to grow fuel - it's unlikely to hit that target. On May 5, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule that would take into account indirect land-use effects when judging just how green corn ethanol is. Unless the rule is changed - the powerful corn lobby will be working hard to make that happen - corn ethanol might not meet Congress's requirements, which could spell the end of subsidies. So, if there's any future in biofuels, it looks like it might have...
...disappear by mid-century if Arctic ice keeps melting. So when the Bush Administration bowed to pressure from environmental groups last year and finally listed the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) - admitting that melting sea ice was the reason - it was considered a rare green coup. Since the ESA mandates the government protect endangered species from hazards, listing the polar bear as threatened by global warming would appear to require Washington to control carbon emissions. Some green groups even thought the ESA could be used to fight new coal plants and other big emitters...
Dorm: Thayer Hometown: New York City Relationship status: Single Three words that describe you: Honest, direct, amiable Hottest trait: I have absolutely no idea, so I’m going to have to say my eyes that turn green in the summer. I know it’s a lame answer, but it’s the best I’ve got right now. Claim to Harvard fame: Dressing up as “the shocker” for Halloween and wearing it in Annenberg during lunch when no one else was wearing a costume...
...made entirely out of salvaged and recycled parts, that is. The EAC launched the VeriFast program Saturday, April 25, allowing students to rent bikes from their Houses at no charge. The EAC was able to launch the program with a $6,500 grant it received from the Green Crimson Fund. “You can go to the super’s office at any time and reserve a bike,” says Walter, noting that bikes are only currently available at Mather and Cabot Houses. “But we are hoping to expand in the fall...