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Mexican crop has environmental advantagesThat's because salicornia has another nifty quality: It can be converted into biofuel. And, unlike grain-based ethanol, it doesn't need rain or prime farmland, and it doesn't distort global food markets. NASA has estimated that halophytes planted over an area the size of the Sahara Desert could supply more than 90 percent of the world's energy needs. And then Monsanto will genetically modify the plant, genetically contaminate all wild varieties, then claim they own it all under their patents!
