| The call has gone out from President Bush
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| | local tavern or store. Cellulosic biomass
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| to kick our oil habit. For many people,
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| | [plant pulp] is turned to mush. The mush
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| the mention of biomass as a fuel source
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| | is converted to base sugars and those
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| was a new concept. Little did they
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| | sugars are fermented just like wine and
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| realize they have already been putting it
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| | beer. The ethanol is then separated from
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| into their cars. Nope, that isn't your
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| | the sugars giving you instant fuel. This
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| dad's gas anymore.
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| | process is considered a biomass
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| There are Plants in My Gasoline?
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| | production because the starting point is
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| In his State of the Union speech,
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| | a plant. , and most is made using a
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| President Bush made much of the
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| | process similar to brewing beer where
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| alternative fuel sources available these
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| | starch crops are converted into sugars,
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| days. While he should be commended for
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| | the sugars are fermented into ethanol,
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| promoting their use, he perhaps was a bit
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| | and then the ethanol is distilled into
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| vague in regard to how far along we are
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| | its final form.
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| in using biofuels for cars. Most people
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| | In 1990, numerous cities and states were
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| don't realize that most government
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| | suffering massive pollution problems.
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| vehicles are already using bioethanol and
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| | Politics being what it is, nobody at the
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| have been doing so for a number of years.
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| | state level was doing much about the
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| Yep, the government has already switched
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| | problem. Enter the Clean Air Act
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| to bioethanol to improve vehicle
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| | Amendments of 1990. These acts included
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| performance and reduce air pollution.
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| | language mandating the sale of oxygenated
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| Now, how often does that occur?
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| | to cut down on carbon monoxide emissions
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| Ethanol is the most widely used biomass
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| | from cars. The oxygenation was produced
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| fuel for cars these days. In excess of
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| | by adding bioethanol to the gasoline.
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| 2.8 BILLION gallons of bio ethanol were
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| | When you're filling up your car, have you
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| used as a gasoline additive in the U.S in
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| | ever notice the patch on the pump with
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| 2003. Ethanol is a form of alcohol. It is
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| | oxygenation language? If so, you were
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| produced through a process strikingly
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| | using gasoline with bioethanol in it. And
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| similar to the beer you find in your
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| | they didn't even tell you.
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