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Missing the Point

Lake Lanier in GeorgiaGeorgia governor Sonny Perdue wants to blame the state’s drought on federal bureaucracy. But the big story is the relationship between natural resources and regional growth.

Bio-fuels and Human Rights

Brazilian sugarcane harvesterBrazilian ethanol produced from sugar cane is a promising renewable energy technology. But land is finite and using it for energy means not using it for other human needs. Nowhere is this clearer than in the history of the Brazilian sugar cane industry.