Grumpygorilla
65 Karma Points
Just doing my part in the great Internet jungle.
My Groups:
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Modern Ethanol Industry has Positive Environmental Impact view story
11 votes- Submitted by puggielover13
- 19 days ago
- (http://www.ilcorn.org/internal.ph...)
Countering studies released by David Pimentel, new research shows that modern ethanol production actually has a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline. It also helps economically by providing more jobs and pumping money into local economies.
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Music is our Oil Kicks off in Philly view story
5 votes- Submitted by puggielover13
- about 1 month ago
- (http://www.ethanolconversations.o...)
This weekend the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) along with 7 other companies including Exxon will kick off Music is our Oil (MIO) in Philadelphia. America's greatest hip-hop and rock artists will be sent aboard to barter their musical...
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Ethanol Continues to Increase it's Green Footprint view story
16 votes- Submitted by puggielover13
- about 1 month ago
- (http://renewablefuelsassociation....)
The Renewable Fuels Association released information on the growing efficiency of ethanol production. According to two recent reports, the average amount of energy required to produce ethanol was reduced by 13.5% between 2004 and 2007.
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Renewable energy/ethanol industry providing jobs view story
10 votes- Submitted by puggielover13
- about 1 month ago
- (http://www.goodfuels.org/2008/10/...)
The growing domestic ethanol industry has made significant contributions to the American economy over the past several years.Ethanol provided 238,000 jobs in 2007 across all sectors and adding $47.6 billion to the nation’s GDP.
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Demonizing Beef: Consider the Source view story
13 votes- Submitted by puggielover13
- about 1 month ago
- (http://www.anxietycenter.com/warn...)
Al Caruba discusses the misinformation given about the livestock industry by anti-meat activists on welfare and environmental issues.
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Polar Bears Protest Oil in DC view story
7 votes- Submitted by puggielover13
- about 1 month ago
- (http://www.goodfuels.org/2008/09/...)
Over the past several days, costumed mannequins dressed as polar bears in tattered clothing have been spotted around Washington DC. The mannequins are accompanied by signs saying things like “Oil addiction wrecked my life!” and “Global warming refug
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NFIB Young Entreprenuers Launch Johnny Money Online Game view story
11 votes- Submitted by puggielover13
- 2 months ago
- (http://www.nfib.com/page/YEFJohnn...)
The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation launched the Johnny Money Online Game, a FREE Internet-based small business simulation game that engages students as they explore the risks and rewards of business ownership and entrepreneurship.
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Ethanol Industry Developing New Technologies view story
11 votes- Submitted by puggielover13
- 2 months ago
- (http://www.drivingethanol.org/new...)
While politicians argue about how to solve America’s energy problems, the ethanol industry is actually developing new technologies to help reduce our dangerous dependence on foreign oil.
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Small Business Optimism Creeps Upward but Recession Still a Concern view story
12 votes- Submitted by puggielover13
- 2 months ago
- (http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_384...)
The National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism rose 2.9 points to 91.1 in August, but continued one of the longest strings of recession-level readings in the history of the survey – dating back to 1973.
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Benefits of GMO Food Vs. Organic Foods view story
13 votes- Submitted by puggielover13
- 2 months ago
- (http://www.monsanto.com/biotech-g...)
Consumers have many choices about the foods they eat, and those choices are impacted by numerous factors including price, quality, taste, convenience, health benefits and process attributes – just to name a few. To make an informed decision today...

