"The most recent studies by the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Institute of Local Self-Reliance and other institutions have concluded that modern ethanol production technology and efficient farming practices can yield net energy gains. Ethanol produced from renewable feedstocks can yield net energy gains of 24 percent and higher according to the most recent studies.

"Ethanol and other renewable fuels are widely acknowledged to reduce greenhouse gases when compared to fossil fuels. Recent studies by Argonne National Laboratory, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Congressional Research Service quantify greenhouse gas reductions of 20-118 percent when ethanol fuel applications are compared to gasoline use. This specific benefit will become increasingly more important during this decade as carbon dioxide reduction targets are established throughout the world."

Excerpts from a Letter to the Editor
of Natural Gas Fuels by Todd Sneller, Executive Director of the
Nebraska Ethanol Board