Growing America’s fuel: an analysis of corn and cellulosic ethanol feasibility in the United States
@article{Somma2010GrowingAF, title={Growing America’s fuel: an analysis of corn and cellulosic ethanol feasibility in the United States}, author={Dan Somma and Hope Lobkowicz and Jonathan P. Deason}, journal={Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy}, year={2010}, volume={12}, pages={373-380} }
Recent excitement over ethanol in the United States has been unmatched by other alternative energy sources. To a certain extent, the mention of ethanol by President Bush in the past four State of the Union Addresses has politicized the debate and generated a high level of support for increased ethanol production in both Congress and the private sector. In December 2007, President Bush signed into law the Energy Independence and Security Act, which increased the renewable fuel standard that was…
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