Moving From Corn To Perennial Grasses For Biofuels

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
switchgrass, Noble Foundation (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Switchgrass and other perennial grasses show promise as biofuels to replace or supplement ethanol. Photo: Noble Foundation (CC-BY-NC-ND).

Corn-based ethanol is one of the most common alternative fuels currently available in the consumer market. But there is exciting research being done to replace corn with perennial grasses for biofuel use.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Judith Siers-Poisson Producer
  • Randy Jackson Guest
  • John Greenler Guest