Cuban Marabu Weeds

All around the globe, alternative fuels are becoming more and more important. Recently, in Cuba, a new type of biomass is being used as renewable energy. The new biomass is marabu weeds, these weeds grow quickly and are invasive to Cuba's sugarcane. A British company, Havana Energy, has recently invested in building a power plant that will use renewable energy from the marabu weed.

This shows that corn ethanol is not the only kind of biofuel out there. People are constantly looking for the next best biofuel but this is dependent on the country. For the U.S. which is the major producer of corn, corn ethanol makes sense whereas Cuba has the fast-growing marabu weed which makes it suitable as a renewable energy source.

To learn more about Cuba's marabu plant as a renewable energy source, visit these links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20641433
http://www.havana-energy.com/

Special thanks to Angela for showing this to us.

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Corn as a Food

King Corn is a 2007 documentary that follows two college graduates on their journey to explore the agricultural backbone of America's economy. In the film, Ian Cheney and Curtis Ellis set out for Greene, Iowa to learn about the origins of corn. The two college friends decide to cultivate and farm an acre of corn for a full year. During the year in Iowa, Cheney and Ellis learn first hand how farmers raise bushels of corn to meet the nation's high demand of corn. Although the film is largely about the transitioning image of America's corn industry and the nation's high demand for corn as a food, the documentary also discusses the importance of corn to America's economy. This documentary is worth noting for its perspective of corn in the food industry. According to King Corn, if all of this corn is influencing obesity, why do we not invest a larger portion of corn into ethanol rather than corn syrup? Who knows.

Excerpt from King Corn

Ian Cheney and Curtis Ellis predict where portions of their harvest will go towards

Excerpt from King Corn

Ian Cheney and Curtis Ellis discuss with farmers to see their perspective of corn and the agriculture industry

More Info: http://www.kingcorn.net/