Word: ethanol
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...recognize there are limits to how much corn can be used for ethanol. I mean, after all, we got to eat some...
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, hedging his commitment to corn-based ethanol fuels...
...investors spooked by political tensions in the Middle East have pushed crude-oil prices up. Gasoline production in the U.S. is down 9% compared with 2005, as hurricane-damaged refineries struggle to return to full production. Finally, changes in energy laws are prompting fuel suppliers to use corn-based ethanol as an additive to help gas burn more cleanly, instead of the additive MBTE, which has health risks. But ethanol supply problems have raised gas prices...
Take, for example, Sweden's nationwide rush to convert cars from gasoline to fuels like ethanol and biogas fermented from plant waste. Stations that sell alternative fuels are springing up all over the country, and fully 13% of new autos sold in February, the most recent month for which numbers are available, can run on ultra-low-emission substances...
Scientists are grappling with what President Bush admitted last week were "mixed signals" from his Administration about alternative energy. While calling in his State of the Union address for research into renewables--he advocated turning switchgrass into ethanol--Bush sent a budget to Congress that cuts $28 million in funding for such projects. Yet that isn't stopping folks from seeking creative ways to help solve the nation's energy woes...