I'm sure most of you are familiar with the concept. In all of our activities, and particularly as we analyze the production process in Nebraska business and industries, we must look at innovative ways of preventing pollution from occurring. The benefits are twofold you are not only helping to protect the environment, but you are also saving money by looking at ways of reducing waste and improving efficiency. Everyone can help reduce pollution by using renewable fuels such as ethanol. Nebraska has been an important player in this innovative fuel alternative and we are moving toward an even greater leadership role in the future.
Ethanol is an oxygenate which causes gasoline to burn cleaner.
And it is derived from a renewable resource. Rather than depleting our limited petroleum resources, ethanol, made from corn, provides an environmentally safer alternative. It is a clean, domestic, renewable fuel that can help reduce greenhouse gases. While these additives have been effective in reducing air pollution, MTBE has caused extensive water contamination problems. In fact, an Executive Order in California will effectively ban the use of MTBE by the year 2003.