To illustrate one of the key issues in simple terms, imagine that you have to extract the ethanol from Bud Lite as the fuel for your car.

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Oil is getting harder to extract, and ethanol from corn, while a logical solution to the gas shortages of the 1970s, is no longer the best ethanol option.

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This fall Southeast plans to break ground on a plant that will extract the sugar and ferment it into 20 million gallons of ethanol a year.

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