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Article: Energy vs. environment: is "green" energy good for wildlife and hunting?(THE Outfitter: HUNTING NEWS, TIPS & INSIGHT)
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- Petersen's Hunting
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- December 1, 2009
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DURING HIS PRESIDENTIAL campaign last year, Barack Obama set a goal of generating 25 percent of the country's energy through wind, solar, geothermal and biofuels by 2025--an increase of 18 percent. His victory virtually ended all talk of increased drilling for domestic oil, and chants of "Drill here, drill now" were muffled by the administration's push for "green" energy.
So far, a number of conservation groups have spoken out against corn-, cellulose- and soy-based biofuels, saying they have a net negative effect on ducks and other wildlife. Thanks largely to federal subsidies of ethanol production, farmers in the Corn Belt have ...