First it was tortillas in Mexico. Then it was Spam in Minnesota. But ethanol producers have crossed the line, now it’s beer in Germany. Government subsidies for ethanol crops have…
Author: <span>Ross Currier</span>
A friend sent me this story yesterday: In a dramatic act of biblio-immolation to protest “society’s diminishing support for the printed word,” Tom Wayne staged a book burning in front…
Bridgewater Township’s struggle with Progressive Rail over a proposed ethanol plant is covered in tomorrow’s StarTribune South section. Advanced BioEnergy hopes to produce 100 million gallons of ethanol per year.…
From the Friday, May 25th, StarTribune: “Hormel Food Corp. cut its annual profit forecast Thursday, with the company blaming the increase in corn prices because of demand for ethanol production.”…
Last Monday there was an article in the Strib business section that I wanted to blog. I didn’t get to it but it worked out better in the long run.…
Next Tuesday, May 15th, from 7 to 9 pm, the City of Northfield and the Northfield Planning Commission are hosting an open house on our progress on the Comprehensive Plan…
Little did I know when my Dad gave me a subscription to the Wall Street Journal for Christmas that it would become my top source for “Green” news. First there…
Like the travelling minstrels of yore, the artists participating in The Key’s Eccentric Circus keep moving from place to place. The move of greatest current interest is that from the…
The snow has melted, the sun is rising higher in the sky, it must be… …skate board season. I’ve blogged about it previously, Ruth Amerman had a guest column about…