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Congress will continue to face questions about the appropriate level of intervention in the cellulosic industry as it debates both the risks in trying to pick the winning technology and the benefits of providing start- up incentives. [...] Although greater use of E-85 could absorb additional volume, it is limited by the lack of E-85 infrastructure (including the considerable expense of installing or upgrading tanks and pumps) and the size of the flex-fuel fleet. [...] Energy Balance A measure of energy balance is provided by the net energy balance (NEB), a comparison of the ratio of the per-unit energy produced versus the fossil energy used in a fuel's production process. [...] Greenhouse Gas Emissions Greenhouse gas emissions differ among types of ethanol because of a number of factors, including the fuel used to power the refinery (fossil or renewable) and the original state of the land on which the feedstock was produced. [...] The uncertainties of moving an industry from laboratory to commercial reality were highlighted when two recipients with total grant funding of $113 million dropped out of the program, one because of a substantially higher offer from the Canadian government,66 and the other after determining that the risks involved outweighed any anticipated benefits.67 Renewable Energy Provisions in the 2008 Farm.