Feds give huge grant to MSU and UW to explore ethanol

How to turn it into cheap fuel

The Federal government will provide a $50 million research grant to a research team comprised of Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin "aimed at turning ethanol into a realistic part of the nation's energy future".

"The research centers would explore how to use ordinary plant matter to produce ethanol, which would open the way for major use of ethanol as a replacement for gasoline from oil. Nearly all ethanol now burned in U.S. vehicles is made from corn, but experts say it's unlikely U.S. agriculture can produce enough corn to satisfy the nation's food and fuel needs, and corn-based ethanol still produces gases linked to climate change."

(Source: DetroitNews)