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As the demand for alternative fuels rises, so does the demand for corn.  This is because ethanol is produced from corn.  While the corn farmers of the US rake in record profits, they introduce more fertilizer into the Mississippi river, and eventually into the Gulf of Mexico.  This creates what is called a ‘Dead Zone’, in which marine life cannot live.  The corn farmers understand this problem, yet they refuse to look for a resolution, just like Big Oil. 

In due time, we will look at corn farmers the same way we look at big oil companies.  They will produce an energy source we need to sustain our consumption.  Eventually, they’ll be running our country and destroying our environment, just like Big Oil.

Jason Reed of Reuters reported today on this growing trend.

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As the year comes to an end, Careerbuilder.com has compiled a list of the 15 wierdest work stories of 2007.  From the cop making an arrest over a salty burger, to the business owner who killed his employees over requested payraises, this list describes the actions of some of the dumbest people in society.

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