Agricultural and Food Policy
Agri Outlook Radio
Number 140
Policy/Energy/Noteworthy: Fueling America - Bio-based fuels to power a thirsty nation (1:44 minutes)
Audio/Video Script:
Dr. Bobby Coats
Extension Economist
University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture
Fueling America - Bio-based fuels to
power a thirsty nation - I’m Bobby Coats Extension Economist University of
Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
USDA has
releases a video titled “Fueling
America - Bio-based fuels to power a thirsty nation.”
The video discusses our dependence on fossil fuels to power vehicles and this
dependence has come with a price. The video points out that world markets and
geopolitics dictate what we pay at the pump. And beyond the gas station, there
is an even bigger problem. Gasoline-powered vehicles produce carbon dioxide at
an astonishing rate and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been linked to
increases in air pollution, greenhouse gases and climate change. But America is
beginning to meet these environmental and economic challenges.
The video over a half-hour, shows how scientists are meeting the
environmental and economic challenges with new, innovative ideas across the
country.
“From super yeasts that improve ethanol production…
To small business-developed technologies that recycle fats into biodiesel…
From algae unlocking the power of photosynthesis for clean hydrogen fuel…
To switchgrass – a fast-growing biomass alternative for making ethanol…
Scientists are revolutionizing the way we power the country.”
This has been Bobby Coats Extension Economist University of Arkansas Division
of Agriculture
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