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GM to make biofuel out of garbage

source: AFP | Jan 14, 08 | submitted by Daniel

Detroit, MI - General Motors is planning on making biofuel with garbage at a cost of less than a dollar a gallon, the company's chief has said.

The process is a significant improvement over corn-base ethanol because it uses far less water and energy and does not divert food into fuel.


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"We are very excited about what this breakthrough will mean to the viability of biofuels and, more importantly, to our ability to reduce dependence on petroleum,"
- Rick Wagoner, GM's chief executive officer.

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