Watermelon Juice: Renewable Energy Source?
Nelson Hernandez III

Every year, about 20 to 40 percent of all watermelon crops (360,000 tons a year) are wasted and left to rot on the ground. Now scientists and environmentalist have discovered a use for these discarded melons. It is still going threw clinical trails, but scientists say that the wasted fruit can be converted into 9.4 million liters (2.5 million gallons) of pure ethanol fuel every year. Some people suggest that it has the potential to replace corn and sugar cane (what we are using now). However, the melons may not be as efficient in making ethanol as the combination between corn and sugar cane, but they require a lot less water to be added.