Indeed, biofuels aren't really a stretch — humans have been using microorganisms to ferment plants
into ethanol ever since Stone Age people began making beer around 10,000 B.C. Today's work hinges on engineering a perfect microbe that will eat the entirety of a plant, retain only a little of this food for itself and spew out the rest as a high - energy fuel.
Not exact matches
Here in Michigan, you're actually a step ahead of the game with your first -
ever commercial cellulosic
ethanol plant, which will lead the way by turning wood
into clean - burning fuel.
Corn
ethanol — For the first time
ever, more of the corn crop may go
into gas tanks than
into the stomachs of cattle and poultry destined for kitchen tables.
The history of the RFS is that EPA's enthusiasm for the program has seen the agency mandate
ever - increasing volumes of
ethanol in the fuel supply, potentially putting consumers at risk by pushing fuels
into the marketplace that could damage the engines of vehicles, motorcycles, boats and small power equipment.