Similarly, West will pay no more than one bike per bushel.

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But the EPA said Thursday that the impact of ethanol on corn prices was only 7 cents per bushel--a fraction of the overall price increase since last year.

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John Rivera, U.S. Sustainable's chairman, admits he gets some skeptical looks when he describes his "secret" process for turning soybeans into liquid gold at a rate (five gallons per bushel) that experts say defies the laws of chemistry and physics.

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Last year, for example, he produced 35 bushels per acre, far below the 150 bushel goal.

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The astrophysicist calculates that his method could save airlines hundreds of millions of dollars per year, not to mention a bushel of time for passengers.

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