State takes lead role in switchgrass research
Farmers like plant that may become fuel
By ANNE PAINE
The Tennessean
A cornstalk-high green plant called switchgrass is one of the great hopes to fuel vehicles in a way that’s less dependent on foreign oil and more environmentally friendly — and Tennesseans’ tax money is being invested to make it happen.
Tennessee is one of three hubs of the action nationwide, with $18 million in state money proposed for research and developing the grass into a biofuel. The federal Energy Department already has put in $4 million, with more expected in coming years.
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