US Farmer's Incomes Now Tied More to Ethanol Than Food, Economist Says

11.21.2008 | 13:11:00 pm | Posted by TreeHugger

photo: Mike SlichenmyerNot to belabor the point, but of all sources of renewable energy taking a beating in the current economic storm, biofuels seem to be getting hit full force. Recently the world's largest ethanol producer, Verasun, filed for bankruptcy and predictions have it that as many as 40 more plants could be shuttered within the next few months. What this means for farmer's i... ...

 
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