Molson Coors ethanol to power DNC vehicles

Molson Coors Brewing Co. will donate thousands of gallons of beer-waste ethanol to help power the fleet vehicles to be used at the Democratic National Convention in August, according to a report by Denver Post reporter Margaret Jackson.

Coors, which has made an overall cash and in-kind commitment of $1 million to the host committee, is purchasing the ethanol from Merrick & Co., which owns and operates an ethanol plant on land it leases from Coors. Molson Coors also will provide beer for some host-committee events during the convention.