Probably not, but in Minnesota it's being touted as one. The governor has just called for a doubling of the minimum ethanol level. It's good for farmers and does clean the air -- but it doesn't save energy.
Worthington, Minn. — Minnesota drivers have been burning the 10 percent mix for almost eight years. It's the only state in the nation requiring use of the corn based fuel. State Senator Dallas Sams says increasing the use of ethanol is a good thing.
"Certainly it's been an economic boom to Minnesota," says Sams. "For the corn industry, for farmers outstate and certainly addressed a lot of the concerns for pollution in the metropolitan area."
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/01/24_steilm_ethanol/
Posted by Dave at January 31, 2005 08:44 AM