Celebrate Earth Day By Choosing Clean-Burning, American-Made Biofuels

RALEIGH, N.C. - April 21, 2016 - PRLog -- This Earth Day, as more than 1 billion people - including 20 million Americans - come together to celebrate and safeguard the environment in the largest annual civic observance in the world, clean-burning, American-made biofuels such as ethanol are at the forefront of efforts to leave future generations a greener world.

Ethanol already comprises 10 percent of the gasoline we put in our tanks, and increasingly drivers have access to gasoline with higher blends of ethanol that offer increased environmental benefits. North Carolina drivers will be able to find fuel with 15 percent ethanol (E15) at nearly 200 new high-tech pumps that are being installed at gas stations - including Sheetz - around the state. By choosing this innovative fuel that is good for the environment, their cars and their wallets, drivers will make North Carolina a healthier place to live.

Five facts about how ethanol is helping improve environmental stewardship:

1.  Ethanol can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 86 percent.

2.  Ethanol burns cleaner and cooler than oil and increases octane, which is good for our environment and our car engines.

3.  Ethanol is more energy efficient to produce than conventional gasoline.

4.  Ethanol is an advanced biofuel made from plants, a renewable resource.

5.  Global ethanol production and use helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions an estimated 110 million metric tons - the equivalent of taking nearly 20 million vehicles off the road each year.

So this Earth Day, celebrate by choosing ethanol and help ensure a greener tomorrow.

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