corn Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 07:54:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Monsanto Begs to Keep “Cancer-causing” Glyphosate on Market https://www.greenoptimistic.com/monsanto-glyphosate-market-20160608/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/monsanto-glyphosate-market-20160608/#respond Thu, 09 Jun 2016 07:54:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60060 Monsanto seeks to renew its glyphosate license for another 15 years despite an International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) 2015 study that predicted the chemical could cause cancer. In the United States and Brazil, Monsanto sells genetically modified glyphosate-resistant corn and soybean seeds. Unfortunately the herbicide glyphosate may present health problems. The majority of […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/monsanto-glyphosate-market-20160608/feed/ 0 60060 Corn Ethanol Consuming Three Times More Water Than We Thought https://www.greenoptimistic.com/corn-ethanol-water-consumption-20090416/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/corn-ethanol-water-consumption-20090416/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:55:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=3401 More and more research studies show the fact that biofuels, ethanol, and other zero-carbon burning fuels do more damage than they do good in the long run. According to a recent study, it looks like ethanol, the petrol companies' saving field, consumes up to three times more water than it was previously thought, as MIT's Technology Review states.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/corn-ethanol-water-consumption-20090416/feed/ 1 3401 Orange County Choppers' Green Ethanol Bike https://www.greenoptimistic.com/orange-county-choppers-green-ethanol-bike-20080202/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/orange-county-choppers-green-ethanol-bike-20080202/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:36:34 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/02/orange-county-choppers-green-ethanol-bike/ The “Iowa Farm Bureau Renewable Energy Chopper” is a good example of how eco-friendly fuel can power great, sexy rides. The green low-rider motorcycle was built by Orange County Choppers to celebrate Iowa’s farming heritage. Its E85 ethanol motor runs with 85% ethanol-blended petrol which is made from the natural goodness of corn. A phenomenal […]

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