Presented By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum
Trees to Ethanol
Prsented by Sierra Club Huron Valley Group
A massive wood-to-ethanol plant is being built in the Upper Peninsula to convert millions of tons of trees into ethanol. If the project proves commercially viable, forests will be “feedstock” and under tremendous new pressure. Pat Egan, retired journalist and UP resident, describes the pending project.