Recipe for hunger

Why turning food crops into fuel may spell worldwide famine

By Stan Cox

Untitled Document With hungry, angry people taking to the streets in countries on every continent — from Morocco to Mexico and Pakistan to the Philippines and at least 20 o

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Feature | Wednesday, April 9,2008

The folly of turning water into fuel

The government’s ethanol push is depleting essential aquifers — and hastening the next Dust Bowl

By Stan Cox

Untitled Document With corn selling at record-high prices, Steve Albracht expects to have no trouble paying his electric bills this year. Albracht irrigates 1,000 acres of corn n

Earth Talk | Wednesday, August 2,2006

Hot Flash

Serious about the environment? Say goodbye to air-conditioning

By Stan Cox

When it’s hot and humid out and the air conditioner’s not running, America suffers. Babies break out in rashes, couples bicker, and computers go haywire. In much of the nation, an August p