Why not take a break from the fire hose of Twitter and RSS and check out our weekly roundup of essential writing from around the web about technology, culture, media, and the future? Sure, its one more thing you can feel guilty about sitting in your Instapaper queue, but its better than pulling in vain on your Twitter list again. Dina Cappiello and Matt Apuzzo investigate the massive environmental impact on the land exacted by the United States ethanol and green energy policies. The New York Times: Donald G. McNeil Jr. – Car Mechanic Dreams Up a Tool to Ease Births