Denver may end ethanol program because air is cleaner

[Thom Little]

State officials are considering ending a wintertime program that requires ethanol be added to gasoline sold in Denver, prompting concern from some farmers.

Ending the program could cost state corn growers $80 million a year, said John Cevette, executive director of the Colorado Corn Grower Association.

It could cost them guaranteed sales of 113 million gallons of ethanol, or about 40 million bushels of corn amounting to a third of the corn grown statewide, industry officials said.

"Environmentally, it's a crazy proposition when you consider the long-term success of the program," Cevette said.


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1. We need more corn syrup.

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