Foody's company, Iogen, makes it here at its experimental plant on the outskirts of Ottawa.

NPR: Canadian Dreams of Ethanol Distilled from Grass

Iogen's Brian Foody says he could help solve the problem by building ethanol plants everywhere.

NPR: Canadian Dreams of Ethanol Distilled from Grass

Iogen hopes to get loan guarantees from the U.S. government to help attract more investors.

NPR: Canadian Dreams of Ethanol Distilled from Grass

Brian Foody leads the way to Iogen's laboratory and pulls a petri dish out of a refrigerator.

NPR: Canadian Dreams of Ethanol Distilled from Grass

And we hope that a great number of those will be Iogen plants, patterned right after this facility here.

NPR: Canadian Dreams of Ethanol Distilled from Grass

Mr. BRIAN FOODY (CEO, Iogen Corporation): It's one of five million flexible fuel cars on the road in North America.

NPR: Canadian Dreams of Ethanol Distilled from Grass