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| Ethanol: The Fuel that You Plant, 37-minutes, 2007 (Ref: 579) |
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Ethanol is the hot new fuel. It is a grain alcohol that can be blended with
gasoline or even replace it completely. All vehicles can use a mixture of up to
10% ethanol and so-called flexible fuel vehicles can run on either E-85 with 85%
ethanol or regular gasoline. Ethanol is a clean, renewable fuel that produces no
net CO2 emissions. Paradoxically, Spain is home to Europe's biggest ethanol
producer,
but none of it fuels the nation's vehicles. That is because oil companies in
Spain own the lion's share of filling stations, hate competition, and are keen
to offload their gasoline surpluses. Instead, Spain's ethanol is shipped at
great expense to more environmentally-conscious countries like Sweden. In March
2007, President Bush made of tour of Latin America.
His aim was to make alliances with Latin American
countries to produce ethanol. His strategy to boost
the use of renewable fuels tomitigate global
warming, and to reduce US oil dependence on the
Middle East and Venezuela. |
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