Ethanol & the Environment

By now, we all know that something needs to be done to protect our environment, not just for future generations, but also for sustainability within our own lifetimes. The burning of fossil fuels needs to be minimized - and ethanol is already helping to do that.  In a recent study published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology, corn ethanol was found to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 50 percent over gasoline.  Cellulosic ethanol is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 87 percent. And unlike oil, ethanol from any source has a positive net energy balance - meaning it gives more energy than is needed to produce it.

Ethanol is already replacing millions of barrels of imported petroleum. That's petroleum that could have ended up in our environment, devastating coastal industries, ecosystems and communities. Ethanol is clean-burning, renewable, and it's grown right here in America.