Corn fuel now at N.Y. pumps

Corn fuel now at N.Y. pumps

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Corn fuel now at N.Y. pumps

Times Union/Paul Buckowski


Coming to a street corner near you: corn for your car.

Despite debate over its long-term benefits, ethanol officially arrived in the Empire State yesterday, with all the pomp and circumstance you might expect for a substance billed as America’s formula for energy independence.

Cameras rolled and bystanders gawked as dignitaries gathered at a Mobil station in Albany to pump a ceremonial tank of E85 from a bright yellow nozzle into one of the state government’s 2,200 ethanol-ready vehicles.

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