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The recent American Coalition for Ethanol’s 22nd Ethanol Conference & Trade Show in Milwaukee saw an exploration of an issue that remains a hot issue in the biofuels biz: Indirect Land Use. The concept that the growth of some biofuels feedstocks in the United States, especially corn and soybeans, could cause the cutting down of the rain forests in other parts of the world… and would disqualify some of the green fuels from being part of the proposed Renewable Fuels Standard. The latest

The city of Vancouver had an interesting idea recently. There is plenty of talk about children becoming less active and suffering health and lifestyle effects. From rising rates of childhood diabetes and obesity to just mourning the loss of free play, it’s definitely a hot issue. But most groups point the finger elsewhere: at schools to squeeze in more physical education along with all the other curriculum needs; at parents to rush outside after work to get children moving; at extracurricular ac

Perhaps in connection with Earth Day, perhaps just because it’s a hot issue among teens, many of the comics this month have pages on “Let’s Go Green!” (A less charitable observer may suspect that it may also be related to the industry-wide declining ad sales that are affecting every print publication — the only non-Archie ads this month are a donated Ad Council page encouraging kids to be active and the back cover, promoting “Toxic Waste Bubble Gum”. The company apparently has plenty of page spa