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Preparing for a Future of Perpetual Drought

by | 8.16.2012 at 7:45pm | 2 Comments
A Missouri cornfield. Photo credit: Theresa L. Wysocki

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects that droughts will likely increase in central North America this century. How can we prepare for a future of perpetual drought?

Ethanol’s Impacts on Our Water Resources

by | 3.21.2011 at 10:47am | 2 Comments
Photo credit: billfrog2

Ninety-five percent of ethanol in the U.S. comes from corn, but corn-based ethanol is controversial because of the amount of land required to grow the crops, and because of its effect on food prices and water resources.