AUBURN, Ala. (WAAY) -- After recently seeing gas rise to $4 a gallon, more attention was drawn to alternative fuels. Alternative fuels and energy independence became bigger topics this presidential campaign. But when will they become a reality?
The United States has had the technology to create alternative fuels for the past 30 years.
But it's not until the last few years that the state and federal governments have begun rallying behind local farmers and universities to make alternative fuels a reality and tell foreign countries they no longer depended on their oil pipelines.
The United States imports 65 percent of its oil, with $1 billion a day being sent overseas. And oil prices are unpredictable.
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