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Corn is the biggest culprit in the Gulf Dead Zone

Dead zone in gulf linked to ethanol production By Carolyn Lochhead SF Gate, July 6, 2010 Straight to the Source While the BP oil spill has been labeled the worst environmental catastrophe in recent U.S. history, a biofuel is contributing to a Gulf of Mexico "dead...

The (un)natural disaster care of BP Oil

It goes without saying you are aware of the environmental wake-up call (oh, I mean "disaster") taking place in the Gulf of Mexico, since April 20th 2010. Right? You may also be aware that it is now being characterized by the New York Times as a "natural disaster". Was...

BP’s Oil Spill is minor compared to this

There's no doubt in my mind that BP's April 20th oil rig incident and the resulting oil spill is a massive man-made disaster. Whilst people have their attention on this issue and the consequences of our dependance on oil, I wish to point out the following: The BP Oil...