Bio-energy experts are wrapping up their meeting in South Georgia. They’re looking at ways to help the Southeast rival the Midwest as the nation’s biofuels breadbasket. On display … a newspaper delivery car that runs on corn, sedans that run on peach and watermelon juice and tractors fueled by peanuts, poultry fat, soy and cotton. Governor Sonny Perdue pitched a plan this week to create a corridor of alternative fuel pumps along Interstate 75 and recently announced a $225 million venture to build the first wood-based ethanol plant in the state.
