Search

Topics



Archives



New Documentary Reveals U.S. Corn Realities

Written on January 28, 2008

High Country News reports that for the first time in history the younger generation has a shorter lifespan than the older generation. High Country says the main reasons are poor diet, fast food, obesity, diabetes, and surprisingly, corn. The corn lobby has found ways to get corn into many other kinds of food in the American diet. The recent spike in corn prices allow subsidies to move from corn farmers to ethanol producers.

Permalink

What do you think? Discuss this entry in the Green Investing Forum.