Disingenuous and Absurd Don't look for a cordial settlement when it comes to the issue of granting a Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) waiver, as requested last week by U.S. livestock groups. Ethanol groups have circled the wagons. "Higher corn prices facing livestock and poultry users is a result of Mother Nature, not ethanol," said Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy. "To try and blame the ethanol industry is disingenuous and absurd. We have never run out of corn and this year will be no different." Buis added that members of the livestock industry believe "they are still entitled to subsidized corn prices."Our favorite quote out of this debate is from the chief of the Renewable Fuels Association, Bob Dineen, who said that "the marketplace is...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
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The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
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