Archive for January, 2007

Corn in Our Sides

It’s time to discuss using food for fuel. Let’s talk ethanol.
In recent speeches, President Bush lauded ethanol as the way forward. This is certainly a big step for our President, albeit a false one. For starters, ethanol isn’t that green. First, one must factor in the pesticide and petro-chemical fertilizer runoff that’s a biproduct of growing corn. Second, ethanol’s relative inefficiency means […]

The Old College Try


Mass. Improvements



Weather to Waste?


We’re Not Alone


A Different Food Pyramid



Sell-by Stuff


Trimming Our Wastes