Corn-based ethanol could worsen "dead zone": study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growing more corn to meet the
projected U.S. demand for ethanol could worsen an expanding
"dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico that is bad for crawfish,
shrimp and local fisheries, researchers reported on Monday.<div class="feedflare">
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