Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Carol
Moseley-Braun (D-IL) announced the USDA will release funds for an ethanol pilot
plant to be located at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Last year,
Senator Durbin included $1.5 million in the USDA's spending bill, which the
Agricultural Research Service has delayed releasing. The plant is intended to
allow for the study of more efficient and economical production of ethanol from
corn.
"I have been assured by Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman that
funds for this important project will be released," said Durbin. "This pilot
plant will explore ways to reduce the cost of making ethanol, and that will
translate into savings at the pump for the customer," said
Moseley-Braun.
