here is a great PLUG for ethanol from the PRESIDENT...
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George W. Bush Delivers Remarks On Energy, 9th Add
2006-04-25 10:50 (New York)
XXX for our consumers.
BUSH: I set a goal to replace oil from around the world. The
best way and the fastest way to do so is to expand the use of ethanol.
Advanced Energy Initiative is focused on three promising ways to
reduce gasoline consumption. One is increasing the use of ethanol.
Another is improving hybrid vehicles. And finally, one is developing
hydrogen technology.
All three go hand in hand. All three are an important part of
the strategy to help us diversify away from hydrocarbons.
Ethanol has got the largest potential for immediate growth. Most
people may not know this, but today most of ethanol produced in
America today is from corn. Most vehicles can use 10 percent ethanol
in their automobiles.
What's interesting that Americans don't realize, with a little
bit of expenditure, we can convert a standard automobile to what's
called a flex-fuel automobile. And that flex-fuel vehicle can use
fuel that is 85 percent ethanol.
Amazing, isn't it? Without much cost, your automobile can be
converted to be able to burn fuel with 85 percent ethanol or a product
made from corn grown right here in America.
Ethanol is a versatile fuel. And the benefits are easy to
recognize when you think about it.
One, the use of ethanol in automobiles is good for the
agricultural sector. I'm one of these people who believes when the
agricultural sector is strong, America is strong.
(APPLAUSE)
The way I like to put it would be -- it's a good thing when a
president can sit there and say, "Gosh, we've got a lot of corn. And
that means we're less dependent on foreign sources of oil."
(APPLAUSE)
Years back, they'd say, "Oh, gosh, we've got a lot of corn and
worried about the price."
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