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Ever wish America didn’t depend on the Middle East for oil imports? Ever wish there was an alternative to gasoline? There is. It’s called E85. E85 is a clean, practical, alternative fuel made from the ultimate renewable resource...American grains. E85 is 85% ethanol, distilled from corn, and only 15% gasoline. By fueling with E85, motorists can help reverse the trend toward greater Middle Eastern oil imports. We have got an abundant supply of clean-burning, high performing, renewable fuel right here in the U.S. E85 is a high-octane fuel, produced by the fermentation of plant sugars. Today, U.S. ethanol producers currently...

Early this week, Tim Gerlach representing the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition, celebrated the sale of more than 66,000 gallons of E85 in a one month period of time at one fueling location in Fargo, North Dakota. On hand for the event was North Dakota Governor John Hoven; Jocie Iszler, Executive Director of the North Dakota Corn Growers Association; and Kent Satrang, owner of the Cenex E85 station. North Dakota has adopted incentives to advance the sale of E85 and it is obvious that these incentives have been very well received. Consider the following: This one station sold 66,000 gallons of...