Kentucky is quickly moving to the head of the line when innovative and progressive environmental legislation is considered. With the assistance and support of House Majority Leader Rocky Adkins the state legislature approved HB 1 in 2007. HB 1 included legislation to set aside $7 million for funding research to perfect the underground [...]

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A report that was prepared, but not officially released, by a World Bank economist concludes that the increase in biofuel production from corn is responsible for the increase in food prices. Food prices have risen as much as 75% in some areas. The United States is the world’s largest producer of biofuel using [...]

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State and local conservation officials met in New Orleans to discuss the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. The dead zone is caused from the polluted Mississippi River water flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. The water is saturated with excess nutrients from fertilizer from farms and cities. This nutriet causes [...]

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