Corn For Ethanol Speeds Topsoil Erosion

Read this whole article. We should not erode away our topsoil for ethanol from corn. As farmers rushed to find new places to plant corn, they wiped out millions of acres of conservation land, destroyed habitat and polluted water supplies, an Associated Press investigation found. Causes bigger dead zones in ocean areas near river outlets too. Americans have a view of the United States of being not only self sufficient in food but also a big crop exporting nation. But the United States is down to only 15% of domestic corn now getting exported. Throw in some population growth and more soil erosion and we'll shift to a food importing nation. Bad outcome. Globally soil erosion is a big problem:...

Source: FuturePundit - November 12, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Randall Parker Source Type: blogs