Article on ethanol production and net energy gain

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Article on ethanol production and net energy gain

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Its here:
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"Ethanol supporters say they're encouraged by the results of a recent study refuting the notion that it takes more energy to produce ethanol than the corn-based fuel saves.

Scientists at the University of California-Berkeley say there's a 20 percent net energy gain by using fossil fuels to make ethanol compared to gasoline...."
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