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摘要

Reynolds, Indiana, isn't your typical trendsetting metropolis. It's a slice of Americana where children get out of school when the governor comes to town and men in Carhartts kid each other about whose turn it is to be mayor next week. The single-stoplight town isn't used to the limelight, much less hosting dignitaries and taking on a moniker with such huge implications. Rechristened "Biotown," the community is the center of attention as state and local officials transform it into the first town in the world powered entirely by bioenergy. To begin the makeover, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, which is working with the town on this project, arranged with General Motors for 20 of the townspeople to win use of an E85 ethanol-powered car or truck for two years. The names of 300 community residents were dropped into a barrel, from which Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman selected the winners. "We are making over the mindset of Hoosiers," she says. "We want to create a culture in which biofuels and renewable energy are natural in Indiana."