Corntroversy
I never would have guessed that corn would be such a hot topic of debate this year. The Washington Post has an article today about some of the issues being debated that's mostly sympathetic to corn growers.
It names one of the reasons for the newfound focus on agriculture issues: "A new documentary that skewers corn, "King Corn," has won rave reviews."
Liberty Brew & View will present the central Illinois debut screening of King Corn January 15, 7pm, on the big movies screen at Capital City Bar & Grill. The screening is co-sponsored by the Illinois Stewardship which will have a panel discussion after the movie about locally grown and organic food.
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Hi Will,
Just read an interesting article you may have already seen at the Guardian or http://www.monbiot.com/. The article adds another facet to the controversy about biofuel production. Thanks - Beth
Biofuels could kill more people than the Iraq war.
By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 6th November 2007
It doesn’t get madder than this. Swaziland is in the grip of a famine and receiving emergency food aid. Forty per cent of its people are facing acute food shortages. So what has the government decided to export? Biofuel made from one of its staple crops, cassava(1)....
Posted by: Beth Adams | November 26, 2007 3:13 PM