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Monday, December 05, 2005

Michigan Sugar Beets Cut the Ice

The Lansing State Journal reports that Meridian township and the Ingham County Road Commission will use a de-icing coating made from Michigan sugar beets. Known as DE-ICE 55, the product uses sugar beets and brine from Michigan brine wells to make a sticky, liquid slush that gets sprayed onto piles of road salt once each season.

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