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The Virtues of Switchgrass as an Alternative Fuel
April 03, 2012 — With rising gas prices and global temperatures, corn-based ethanol seemed to promise a bright energy future. Now, as corn's dark side becomes ever clearer, switchgrass offers a better alternative as well as a first step to restoring the prairie that on
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