More Unintended Ethanol Consequences: Study Says Gulf Dead Zone May Increase

In additon to driving up the costs of basic foodstuffs and probably burning as much energy as it saves in the process of producing it, massive expansion of Ethanol production may also have the side effect of increasing the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico due to increased application of fertilizer and the associated nitrogen runoff via the Misssissippi:

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jU6qItzJ1GYKP8nH0U2vO6ggZlag

LA should be aware of this given the link to the economy and culture via seafood.