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Ryan Hunter-Reay is "an environmental freak." His words.

"I'm full on recycling all that stuff," the IndyCar Series driver said. "I'm a surfer, so I'm in the ocean and see the pollution and how it affects that. Being with ethanol, we're firsthand green."

The IndyCar Series, which is the only motorsports series to use 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol in its Honda Indy V-8 engines, is taking another step in environmental consciousness and being a proponent of a less oil-dependent future.

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12" x 18" IndyCar Series Stick Flag.

LifeLine Foods will be the official supplier of the 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol for 2008, providing about 120,000 gallons of the renewable fuel. The St. Joseph, Mo., company adds to equation by using corn to produce food and fuel for the facility's energy needs. One portion of the corn kernel is processed and marketed to the food industry while the remainder is used for, among other things, cattle feed and energy needs. Utilizing a bran energy recovery system, total plant energy needs will be reduced by about 50 percent. This method insures that the company is getting the most value out of corn, benefiting the agriculture, food and ethanol industries.

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