Chapter 607 is sponsoring their 5th Vietnam Memorial, this time at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL. The memorial will remember the veterans who fought in Vietnam and against segregation inâ¦.
Largest Corn Waste-To-Ethanol Plant Opens In Iowa. The worldâs largest refinery that turns corn plant waste into ethanol began production Wednesday in Iowa, and many national and international dignitaries in attendance touted the technology as a major step in the shift from the fossil fuel age to a biofuels revolution.
Nebraska's operating refineries are producing 2.1 billion gallons of ethanol, which is 14 percent of the nation's capacity of 15.1 billion gallons. Iowa has the largest operating production (3.9 billion gallons which is 26 percent of the nation's total), and Kentucky has the smallest operating production (36 million gallons). Twentyâfour states have operating ethanol facilities. Idled facilities are omitted in the total of each state's operating production.