Corn and renewable energy

Corn
Corn, originally uploaded by swanksalot.

from my archives. Green City Market produce.

www.chicagogreencitymarket.org

Corn from a different farmers market, for the Chicago Chain.

republished:
www.gestor-energetico.com/bio-combustibles-en-centroamerica/

My Spanish-translation skills are very poor, can anyone tell me what this article is about? Headline is Bio combustibles en Centroamérica, Bio Fuels in Central America.

Google Translation renders the first paragraph thus:

The production of so-called “green fuels” is linked to food insecurity in Central America. Guatemala, on the basis of sugar cane and African palm in large areas, has significantly increased production of ethanol and biodiesel, both exported mainly to the European Union. While this is not basic crops, the fact is that large areas of land previously owned by farm families devoted to corn and rice have been displaced by private firms that have intensified to generate crops for biofuels.

My photo used by NBC Chicago

My photo used by NBC Chicago

My photo used by NBC Chicago, originally uploaded by swanksalot.

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Post-Office-Buyer-May-…

I just happened upon the story (via EveryBlock’s news feed of my area), and thought the photo looked familiar. No url to either my website, or Flickr, so Google / iceRocket / Technorati didn’t find it.

My signature is visible (where the arrow is).

Oh well, I’m not angry, just annoyed. I realize NBC Chicago is part of General Electric, and if they chose to, they could ask permission before using photos, or at least give the photographer some Google link-love. In an ideal world, they would pay actual cash, but that is only in an alternative universe.

Chicago Central Post Office

Square Pegs

Square Pegs

Square Pegs, originally uploaded by swanksalot.

more bridge details
Some info about the bridge itself
www.historicbridges.org/illinois/cermak/index.htm
and
en.structurae.de/structures/data/photos.cfm?ID=s0003587

down in that amorphous area sometimes called East Pilsen, sometimes South Loop, sometimes Chinatown, or even Bridgeport!