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Although moving to green fuel is good for mitigating the air pollution it is destroying the coastal areas that depend on the fishing industry because Nitrogen rich waters from corn fields increase the growth of harmful algae, there are better crops than corn to produce biomass for fuel, and even with natural weather patterns the problem still exsist.


Phoilpott, Tom. (2007, Oct.18) Clean water jacked.. Gristmill. Retrieved March 1, 2008 from http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/10/17/125453/97

Article talks about agriculture gets away with polluting the Mississippi river. The EPA tasked with enforcment of the Clean Water Act has done nothing in way on enforcement of the laws. More or less have given the enforment of the law to the states and have not watched them to ensure it is enforrced. Writer gives two cases involving Iowa and its dumping of wastes and run off from farms. Goes on to find new bills to help fix the prblem.

Phoilpott, Tom. (2007, Jul. 17) Gulf Dead Zone: bigger than ever.. Gristmill. Retrieved March 1, 2008 from http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/7/16/161412/560

Tom Phoilpott talks about the jump in corn fields planted the spring of 2007. Now almost the size of California. Says while this is good for large meat-processing companies that use the corn for feed, the ag run off is affecting the Gulf of Mexico by causing large alege blooms killing vast areas of vital fishing grounds on the coastal areas. Goes on to describe the process called hypoxia and how the USDA having policies in place that do not discurage the practice of growing large fields with no thought of the ag run off.

"Source: Greenpeace (http://www.greenpeace.org)" Creeping dead zones.. Greenpeace. Retrieved March 1, 2008 from http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans/pollution/creeping-dead-zones

Date and author unknown the article talks about the dead zones around the world. Brings to light that the dead zones have been an annual occurence in the Gulf of Mexico near the mouth of the Mississippi River. States that it is known to the UN that the problem is getting worse with some area affected the size of small counties.

Schmid, Randolph E. (2007, OCT. 10) Ethanol push could threaten water supplies.. The globe and Mail. Retrieved March 1, 2008 from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071010.wethanol1010/BNStory/Science/home

The push for finding a biofuel by using corn crops may have a big inpact on the nation's water supplies. A few reasearch panels reported that the boom in corn for fuel could be worse than thought. That in order to make corn a viable sorce better technologies need to come out. The reaserch looks into the amout of water needed to produce the corn and then the extra that goes into making the fuel.

Video uploaded from the North West Florida Daily News. Found on Brightcove TV. Retrieved March 1 2008 from http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1254115790 Just a view of the effects of the Red Tide and the problems effecting the states near the Gulf of Mexico.

Glenn, Lori. (2005, Aug. 20) A Florida Gulf Coast Dead Zone Eyewitness Report.. Rense. Retrieved March 1, 2008 from http://www.rense.com/general67/florida.htm

In a report of the author on a boating trip takes in the seen as she passes through a Dead Zone. She asks many quesstions to promote thought on what is going on and possibly to get action from the readers.

Zollo, Cathy. (2005, Aug. 20) Little left to catch in tainted Gulf.. Red Tide Alert. Retrieved March 1, 2008 from http://www.redtidealert.com/DeadZoneintheGulf.html

In a report about Florida billing itself as the "fishing capital of the world", the fishing has dried up. Many charter boats that depend on the Gulf for income have found that their best fishing spots are dead from the floor up. Most boats have been staying in hoping that the currents wash away the problems and look toward the Govenor Jeb Bush to help open the door to finacial aid. Some reasechers are saying that there is some life out in the Gulf but for those that go looking they say it is hard to find.

Lilley, Sasha. (2006, Jun. 01) Green Fuel's Dirty Secret.. Corp Watch. Retrieve March 1, 2008 from http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13646

An article from a Corpiration Watch Dog group finds holes in the attempt of companies to build "green" ethanol producing plants by using coal to power them. The big push from the Bush administation and environmentalist that corn is the fuel of the future are not looking at those that mack this so called "green fuel". Article further states that the EPA is having a hard time controling a company called ADM due to its big pockets in the markets of the world.

Gotfried, Steven. (2007, Sep. 26) Growth Rates of Emission-Fed Algae Show Viability of New Biomass Crop.. Green Fuels. Retrieve March 1, 2008 from http://www.greenfuelonline.com/gf_files/GreenFuel%20Growth%20Rates.htm

In a press release from www.greenfuelonline.com the Arizona Public Service Company (APS) plans to replicate the success of an algae biomass facilaty built at a naturl gas power plant. This comes after the Algae biofuel produced crops 30 to over 100 percent higher than corn and soybean crops. the Arizona Public Service Company is planing to build one of these biomass feilds near one of their largest coal power plants.



Clayton, Mark. ( 2006, Mar. 23) Carbon Cloud Over a Green Fuel.. Christian Science Monitor. Retrieve March 1, 2008 from http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0323/p01s01-sten.html

The building of coal refinerys to turn corn to biofuel? Another article on the building of Coal burning plants to make "green fuel". The reasons sited is for economics, Coal is a cheaper fuel to use. The article states that there are nearly two hundred Ethanol refineries being or in planning to be built. Is the push for less forein oil dependency greater than reducing the carbon foot print? If not what is the point?

Amarante, Joe. ( 2007, Jun 14) Oceans expert foresees dire straits.. New Haven Register (CT) Retrieve March 1, 2008 from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=4&hid=5&sid=fbd1891d-0bd7-46dd-93e1-afe51cad3828%40sessionmgr2

An oceanographer gives a speech on the foreseen death of the worlds oceans. Calling for reform of the way the world behaves with regard to the envorment to save the waters for our kids. Brings in the big picture with not only nutrient runoff but other equily harmful acts and global warming.

Block, Melissa (2007, Jan 01)Massive Florida Algae Bloom Leads to Accusations.. All Things Considered (NPR) Retrieve March 1, 2008 from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=4&hid=117&sid=fbd1891d-0bd7-46dd-93e1-afe51cad3828%40sessionmgr2

More Dead zones in the Florida Keys are being pined on more pollution and cut and fill projects. When will these people learn? Some experts are having a hard time finding the true sorce of the problem and the timing of the algae blooms that cause these problems. On a bright note it reports that forcing companies to dump less junk in the water the better the water gets. Smart people...

Tomich, Jeffrey (2007, Dec. 07) Chesterfield firm leading the way on new ethanol.. St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO). Retrieve March 1, 2008 from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=11&hid=120&sid=fbd1891d-0bd7-46dd-93e1-afe51cad3828%40sessionmgr2

Finding cheaper diffrent ways to make biomass fuels for the future and facility in Nebraska experements with new plant material. The engineers are not there yet with the technology to mass produce the biomass fuels but are working this spring to build test refineys.

Lucas, Marlene (2007, May 20) Fueling research.. Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids, IA). Retrieve March 1, 2008 from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=12&hid=120&sid=fbd1891d-0bd7-46dd-93e1-afe51cad3828%40sessionmgr2

Schools and big oil companies are investing in the search to fall inline with the Presadent mandate of use twenty percent less oil over ten years. In Iowa State University the program looks at the intire picture from seed to pump and uses many resorces than that of the science department. There was a push in the 1970's for biomass fuels but now the technology is here to help save the day.

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