Corn-Mania: Biogas Boom in Germany Leads to Modern-Day Land Grab

[sysop]

Creating energy from corn once seemed like a revolutionary idea in Germany. But subsidies for the biogas industry have led to entire regions of the country being covered by the crop, and investors are eagerly waiting for local farmers' land to go for sale. Some of those farmers who lease their land say they have been "ruined."

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...852575,00.html

[BTraven]

Many scientist believe that the colony collapse disorder of bees in California is caused by nut monoculture. Bees need diversity otherwise they will be vulnerable to deceases. In the area where I live only rape is grown. It's bad for nature and bad for my eyes.