Green Fuel's Dirty Secret

By Sasha Lilley
Archer Daniels Midland stands to make a fortune from ethanol, but is it green?
The town of Columbus, Nebraska, bills itself as a “City of Power and Progress.” If Archer Daniels Midland gets its way, that power will be partially generated by coal, one of the dirtiest forms of energy. When burned, it emits carcinogenic pollutants and high levels of the greenhouse gases linked to global warming.