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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
I wasn't arguing for or against biomass fuels, was just stating why the corn goes where it does and what could change that.
Since most of the farmland in question is private property it is a little difficult to determine what happens to it.
That is, however, the main action taken by the RMEF (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation). They buy up land and ensure that land remains elk habitat (along with all of the other species who share their range). We're a long way from bringing elk back to the plains though and that is where most of this land is. Just pointing out that there is a group out there doing exactly what you suggest.
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Ya, I don't mean to sound combative, I just think these groups have a needless uphill battle when meat producers give it to the government right up the wazoo and give it to the few remaining farmers and ranchers left in the same fashion.
An easy way to fix it would be to stop looking the other way on the environmental damage of these large industrial meat 'farms', and quite literally stop taking bribes from those industries. Hell, even enforcing work place conditions and immigration status would be enough to get the ball rolling.