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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Steffen Mueller

Illinois should do more to take advantage of affordable, clean energy through ethanol

A customer pumps ethanol for his vehicle. Higher ethanol blends are cleaner and safer gasoline alternative, a UIC scientist writes. (Sun-Times archives)

As a community, we have collectively weathered skyrocketing energy costs, extreme weather and drought, inflation and supply chain disruptions. These events have raised awareness of the need for meaningful climate and energy solutions. But one of the most promising, effective, low-cost, and immediate solutions often goes under-appreciated.

Ethanol, a domestic energy source produced by U.S. farmers, is key to insulating consumers from price swings at the gas pump while reducing the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality.

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