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Ethanol Fuel May Be Eco-Friendly, But Production is Not Save Email Print
Posted: 11:44 AM Jan 30, 2008
Last Updated: 1:08 PM Jan 30, 2008

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Clean-burning ethanol fuel may have a not-so-clean-burning secret.

Ethanol, made from corn and other renewable resources, is promoted as a fuel that burns cleaner than gasoline and helps reduce greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

However, it takes a lot electricity to make ethanol, and power companies say the most cost-effective way to produce that electricity is from coal.

Environmentalists say that coal is the nation's biggest source of carbon dioxide.

They say more earth-friendly fuels like natural gas should be used to produce the needed electricity.

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