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Ethanol Is Good For The Environment, Too
By Mr Ethanol | August 21, 2007
Roanoke Times:
Eicher is president of the Virginia Grain Producers Association in Warrenton.
The Virginia Grain Producers Association is committed to supporting renewable fuels and ethanol inside the commonwealth in any way possible. It is too early to determine whether the proposed ethanol facilities will directly benefit Virginia’s corn producers. However, we will continue to support the industry to accomplish the larger goal of reducing America’s dependency on foreign oil using domestically produced energy.
Virginia’s agricultural producers are proud to play a part in the solution of America’s energy needs. The association believes ethanol is a better solution for today’s environment, a better solution for today’s energy needs and part of America’s homeland security measures.
It is important to look at the big picture. What does it mean for an ethanol plant to come to Virginia? Well, several things — significant improvement to the environment, domestically produced energy and, oh yeah, jobs. Contrary to what some are leading readers to believe, Virginia would only prosper by the ethanol growth in the state.
Let’s look at the facts. The $400 million plant proposed in Chesapeake would produce 220 million gallons of ethanol, hire 150 workers to start and bring in potentially millions in revenue to the area. If that isn’t enough: Ethanol helps vehicles run cleaner. The more steps taken to produce sustainable and cleaner fuel the better. Ethanol plants, as witnessed with plants throughout the Midwest, are real economic engines for the community. More.
Topics: Ecology, Ethanol, Oil, Trends |
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August 21st, 2007 at 3:21 pm
If raw material of ethanol same with food such as palm oil, rice, sorghum, corn, coconut palm, are this mean world people not decrease food stock?
please your opinion?
August 23rd, 2007 at 5:39 am
I live in regional Australia and last night there was a show on TV about the health risks of breathing in fumes from gasoline and how ethanol will make the air healthier for us to breathe. I wonder if anyone has done the sums for how much it might save in health care costs.
August 24th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
This is a great green blog. Keep it up! =)