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Pbs: News Hour: Alternative Fuels WebsitePbs: News Hour: Alternative Fuels Website
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PBS
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9th - 10th
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Pbs: News Hour: Alternative Fuels

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This PBS science report on alternative fuels focuses mainly on ethanol. Multimedia features include a video from the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer [11:13], an interactive car comparison, and further reports on ethanol and other biofuels. Especially interesting is the discussion of drawbacks of corn ethanol.

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ethanol

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alternative fuel, corn ethanol, pbs, pbs: newshour: alternative fuels, biofuel

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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