South Dakota university gets $3.9M ethanol grant

Forbes.com
Associated Press 08.26.08, 1:46 PM ET

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -
U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., says the Department of Energy has awarded $3.9 million to South Dakota State University for research into cellulosic ethanol.

Thune says ethanol made from such things as corn cobs, switchgrass and wood waste can reduce the nation's dependence on imported oil.

He says cellulosic ethanol production would create thousands of jobs in rural America while diversifying the nation's energy supply.

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