"The 2012 – 2013 drought season saw more and more people having trouble accessing potable ground water, or even sufficient moisture for agriculture.It’s long been known that this problem is exacerbated by expanding corn production, driven by a need to feed the government mandated ethanol market.
But a recent study from an unusual source sheds some new light on this situation.
The source for this study actually is the interesting part, as it comes from Ceres, a group self-described as “a non-profit organization advocating for sustainability leadership.”
Among their key issues, they list climate change and the need to move away from fossil based fuels.
In other words, this isn’t exactly a right wing think tank.
But now they’ve released a lengthy study on the subject of aggressive corn production to meet ethanol demands and the effect it is having on water supplies."
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