Dec. 8, 2007: State Seeks New Breed of BiofuelMedia Clip
Posted December 8th, 2007 by ElenaVelkov
Wisconsin is using its strength in agriculture to pursue the development of non-corn-based ethanol. Journal Sentinel Wisconsin already leads the nation in making electricity from cow manure. Now it hopes to tap its farm and forest resources to develop the next generation of biofuels in the race to curb global warming emissions. Cars and trucks are the second-leading contributor of greenhouse gas emissions after coal-fired power plants, so around the state, efforts are under way to juice up production of renewable fuels. But the main renewable fuel in Wisconsin and other states today - ethanol derived from corn kernels - doesn't yield big savings in greenhouse gas emissions because so much petroleum is needed to grow corn and refine it into ethanol. |
