Susan's Pendulum

A friend posted a You-Tube video by Minnesotans for Global Warming. It's not only funny, but makes some good points. However, what is...

My husband tells me he's hearing ads now from desperate ethanol producers who are out to make us realize that ethanol has NOTHING to do ...

From the Chicago Tribune : "Obama has said he opposes lifting the federal ban on offshore drilling. And on Friday he promised a morato...

After news of the GM plant closing, the city I love(d) is dealing with more devastation. This time it's flooding. The paper has a var...

An excellent point heard on Mark Belling 's show today: The Democrats want the Saudis to increase the supply of oil. There isn't e...

Between using our soil to grow ethanol and drought/war conditions in parts of the world, the price of food is going up. (Oh! You may have ...

For years I have used Dakota Maid flour. The price was ideal -- less than half of Gold Medal or Pillsbury. The product was superior. I co...

Spent some time chatting with one of the local farmers on Saturday. He's getting near retirement age and ready to quit. Of course, eth...

I got stuck having to fill (I mean, FILL) the tank with ethanol-laced gasoline. After driving on it for a few days and topping off the tank...

There were three local stations that I could patronize that sold real, non-ethanol gas. Two of them switched over to the corn-stuff in the ...