Robert Howarth
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Robert Howarth is a professor of biology at Cornell University and the lead author of the International Council for Science SCOPE report, Biofuels: Environmental Consequences and Interactions with Changing Land Use.

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Record Corn Crop Spells More Trouble for Gulf of Mexico Fisheries

Posted August 19, 2009 | 15:14:00 (EST)

In America we grow a lot of corn, more than any other country. Last week, the USDA announced that 87 million corn acres -- the second highest amount ever -- were planted in 2009. It's a push for corn as fuel, not as food, that's spurring Midwest farmers to grow...

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