One of the more telling anecdotes about ethanol comes from Boone Pickens. It’s always an eye-opener to listen to this master raconteur discuss energy and politics. Last month I heard him tell an audience at Georgetown University about a sit-down…
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The Rise and Fall of Ethanol
Tagged with: Bob Dole, Boone Pickens, energy policy, ethanol, public policy, Wall Street Journal
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk
High Price of Corn Means Less Land for CRP
Driving today I tuned into C-SPAN Radio on my XM dial looking for something better than the latest Top 20. I caught the tail end of a conversation, Congressional testimony it sounded like, regarding the current food crisis that is…
Tagged with: corn prices, CRP, ethanol, food crisis, public policy
Posted in Conservation, Energy, Farming, Feature, Midwest
Posted in Conservation, Energy, Farming, Feature, Midwest
Maine Goes Public on 10 Million Acres
The last and largest contiguous block of forestland east of the Mississippi – more than 10 million acres – is up for grabs … at least as far as public policy goes. Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission is now holding public…
Tagged with: Maine, public policy, Timber, timber companies
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk, Northeast, Regional News
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk, Northeast, Regional News
Yellowstone Halts Bison Slaughter
The number of bison in Yellowstone dropped by a staggering amount this winter. According to this CNN report, the population fell from more than 4,700 to just 2,300 since November. What’s causing the decline? Read inside for more.
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