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Ethanol isn't the only biofuel

Posted on July 30, 2008

Photo courtesy of Mista Fitz at Flickr.com.There's currently a bit of a corn shortage, driven by rising food consumption, ethanol consumption, and changes in diet in developing countries. Luckily, corn isn't the only alternative to oil.While ethanol made from corn gets the most attention, there are all sorts of other biofuels under development. There are companies working on producing ethanol from straw and other farm byproducts such as coconut fiber and cotton seeds. There are factories working on producing diesel from landfills, turkey processing waste, algae, canola, old tires, and other lo...

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