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Warning: Ethanol Raises Gas Prices

Last night, I was beginning to wonder what I was going to blog about next as I try to get over my writer’s block this week, and I happened to catch…

Ethanol: The American Fuel

I wrote this editorial for my politics class tonight and figured I’d share. 🙂 You have heard of ethanol before, you have even used it regularly for the last several…

Corn: America’s Greatest Resource (Part Four)

I hope that you’ve enjoyed the last three posts about corn and learned at least one thing.  🙂  This last part is all about talking through some common myths and…

Corn: America’s Greatest Resource (Part Three)

Alrighty, back to talking about corn. Before I dive into discussing the corn ethanol industry, you should check out my previous post, Renewable Fuel: What’s the Big Deal?. Ethanol made from…

Renewable Fuel: What’s the Big Deal?

This blog post was originally written for this week’s Illinois Farm Families blog at watchusgrow.org, which is a agriculture blog for Chicago moms (and really any other mom out there-…

Corn: America’s Golden Resource (Part Two)

Last time, I discussed some of the different types of corn we consume. Part two will give a simple overview of the products made with corn grown right here in…