© 2026 WEMU
Serving Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County, MI
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Issues of the Environment: The I-75 'Green Corridor' And The Future Of Bio-fuels

89.1 WEMU | By David Fair - Retired
Published July 2, 2014 at 11:33 AM EDT

Overview

  • The I-75 Green Corridor Project began with the goal of allowing  drivers to traverse any portion of I-75--which runs from Sault Ste. Marie to Miami, Florida--making the entire trip on biofuel, either E85 and B20.

  • While ethanol fuels do significantly reduce air pollution and GHG emissions, their environmental benefit may be less impactful than originally hoped..

  • Ethanol production from algea, which is environmentally sustainable, could eventually replace corn ethanol as a fuel source.
Tags
Issues of the Environment Clean Energy CoalitionLisa PalombiI-75 Green Corridorbio-fuelsethanolE-85bio-dieselB-20
David Fair - Retired
Nearly three-quarters of David Fair’s 20+ years in radio has been at WEMU. Since 1994, he has been on the air at 5am each weekday on 89.1 FM as the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition. Over the years, Fair has had the opportunity to interview nationally and internationally known politicians, activists and celebrities. But he feels the most important features and interviews have been with those who live and work here at home. He believes his professional passions and desires fit perfectly into WEMU’s commitment to serving a local audience.
See stories by David Fair - Retired