Comments on: Ethanol Kills Thousands of Crabs, Fish and Shrimp http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/ For People and Planet Earth Sat, 17 May 2008 08:16:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Corn Ethanol - Dead On Arrival? | Healthy Living http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-9329 Corn Ethanol - Dead On Arrival? | Healthy Living Fri, 02 May 2008 09:21:12 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-9329 [...] As for the corn ethanol story, check out the links listed at the end of this post.  It is a bit frustrating that it is only now getting picked up by the "big" press. Myself and many others have written over and over, and long ago about the problems with corn-based biofuels.  Please read one of my articles on one problem caused by the increased production of corn for biofuel here:  Ethanol Kills Thousands of Crabs, Fish, and Shrimp. [...] […] As for the corn ethanol story, check out the links listed at the end of this post.  It is a bit frustrating that it is only now getting picked up by the "big" press. Myself and many others have written over and over, and long ago about the problems with corn-based biofuels.  Please read one of my articles on one problem caused by the increased production of corn for biofuel here:  Ethanol Kills Thousands of Crabs, Fish, and Shrimp. […]

]]> By: Most Modern Farming Methods Stink! | Will Taft . com http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-8169 Most Modern Farming Methods Stink! | Will Taft . com Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:06:43 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-8169 [...] a millimeter down and things look very different. As just one example on a grand scale, look at what farm runoff is doing to thousands of square mile of ocean in the Gulf of Mexico. Farm runoff, especially from big [...] […] a millimeter down and things look very different. As just one example on a grand scale, look at what farm runoff is doing to thousands of square mile of ocean in the Gulf of Mexico. Farm runoff, especially from big […]

]]> By: The Giving Hands » Blog Archive » Eat organic and vegetarian food http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-4649 The Giving Hands » Blog Archive » Eat organic and vegetarian food Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:05:25 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-4649 [...] oceans, lakes, and rivers is runoff from conventional agriculture practices. As just one example, I recently wrote about how the increased demand for ethanol is prompting a huge increase in corn production in the [...] […] oceans, lakes, and rivers is runoff from conventional agriculture practices. As just one example, I recently wrote about how the increased demand for ethanol is prompting a huge increase in corn production in the […]

]]> By: Bob http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-3539 Bob Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:40:17 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-3539 Hi Will, no it isn't I agree 100% with you. Hi Will, no it isn’t I agree 100% with you.

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-3538 Will Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:33:16 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-3538 Bob - I think subsidies should be used only to encourage the adoption of new and better ideas and products. They should not be used to artificially support the price existing products can command in the free market. Maybe this position is a bit contradictory? -Will Bob - I think subsidies should be used only to encourage the adoption of new and better ideas and products. They should not be used to artificially support the price existing products can command in the free market. Maybe this position is a bit contradictory?

-Will

]]> By: Anna http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-3526 Anna Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:38:49 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-3526 Will will be back....Anna :) Will will be back….Anna :)

]]> By: Bob http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-3464 Bob Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:54:43 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/ethanol-kills-thousands-of-crabs-fish-and-shrimp/#comment-3464 Very interesting post Will I wasn't aware of any of this stuff, the articles you linked to explain the problem further, and I agree with you I don't usually like farm subsidies, but in this case seems like a plan. Very interesting post Will I wasn’t aware of any of this stuff, the articles you linked to explain the problem further, and I agree with you I don’t usually like farm subsidies, but in this case seems like a plan.

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