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Green Fuel’s Dirty Secret
Sasha Lilley
June 1st, 2006

Ethanol made from corn has been touted as the “green fuel” of the future. Archer Daniels Midland, the largest U.S. producer of ethanol, stands to make a fortune from environmentally conscious car drivers. But is ethanol really as environmentally clean as it is hyped to be?
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IN THE NEWS

ENERGY

VENEZUELA: For Venezuela, a Treasure in Oil Sludge
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ENVIRONMENT

US: U.S. to Seek Extra $92 Million From Exxon for Valdez Spill
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US: Exxon Mobil meeting in Dallas draws protesters
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TOBACCO

WORLD: WHO charges major tobacco firms for misleading public
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MINING

CANADA: Platinum Mine Sparks Lawsuits
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SPAIN: Spanish Copper Project Arouses Environmental Anger
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TRADE AGREEMENTS

US: Farm Groups Nix US Bid for Deeper WTO Cuts: Sources
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RUSSIA: Russian Download Site Is Popular and Possibly Illegal
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HUMAN RIGHTS

LIBERIA: Firestone in Liberia Rubber Row
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PRIVATIZATION

US: Harlem, a Test Lab, Splits Over Charter Schools
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DISASTER PROFITEERING

KATRINA: Contractors rake it in as they clean it up
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CORRUPTION

SOUTH KOREA: Daewoo Founder Is Sentenced for Fraud Charges
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KENYA: French Company Backs Out of Crucial Meeting With KACC
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IRAQ: U.S. Urged to Stop Paying Iraqi Reporters
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

US: Big Bonuses Still Flow, Even if Bosses Miss Goals
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13633

LABOR

US: Deformities in infants blamed on migrant worker pesticide exposure
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US: Polo Ralph Lauren Accused of Labor Violations
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TECHNOLOGY

US: U.S. Wants Companies to Keep Web Usage Records
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