Lots of voices in this USA Today article (including Ken Cook from EWG and our own Craig Cox) on the impacts that the recent growth in ag and biofuels is having on conservation efforts.
March 27, 2008 - America's grasslands vanishing amid agricultural boom (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/environment/2008-03-27-farming-plowing-grasslands_N.htm
"Conservationists warn that the current commodity and ethanol frenzy could undo years of hard work and undercut the investment of taxpayer money that has bankrolled federal land- and water-protection programs."
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