BIOFUELS by Kate Conley Content Consultant Richard M Amasino College of Agricultural Arts and Sciences University of Wisconsin Madison Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
FUEL OF THE FUTURE It is a bright sunny day in eastern Tennessee A Peters looks out on his fields He has common few puffy clouds dot the blue sky Farmer Randall crops such as corn and wheat Tall switchgrass also sways in the breeze The switchgrass will not be used as food Instead it will be made into a fuel called ethanol The plants Peters is growing will power cars as they zoom down the highway Switchgrass can be used to produce biofuel 5 CHAPTER ONE
