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merrie says: Worried about high food prices, Congress tries to push the biofuel industry to use nonfood crops. Chicago - America's love affair with corn-based ethanol is cooling – at least in Washington. Some legislators blame the rising use of corn as a biofuel as a key factor behind high food prices. Others want to freeze the federal mandate on biofuels production at current levels, reversing legislation passed just a few months ago that increases it through 2022. Still others are pushing to shift tax incentives away from corn-based to cellulose-based ethanol in the nearly completed farm bill. These moves represent a dramatic backlash against corn ethanol, which until a few months ago was widely viewed as a boon for both farmers and consumers. Many experts worry that Washington's new skepticism will undo important progress the US has made in replacing foreign oil with domestic energy alternatives. http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0501/p03s03-usec.html Merrie, I was just watching a video of John McCain saying global warming is undeniable, and the United States must take steps to stop it He also took a swipe at President Bush, who balked at the beginning of his term at signing the Kyoto global warming protocols. (Horrible quality from the Associated Press). - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaWRQDviEus He also took a swipe at President BushI was watching McCain on FNC when he said, "8 long years of inaction on Global Warming" and my jaw dropped, I was so amazed he could tell that lie. But, what do you expect from a RINO. He always saying, "I plan to run a respectful campaign" I wanted to slap him, after he kept insisting that Romney was in favor of troop withdrawal. The Huckster was saying "Don't Mormons believe that Satan is Jesus' brother?" Both of them were disgraceful during their campaigns. United States On July 25, 1997, before the Kyoto Protocol was finalized (although it had been fully negotiated, and a penultimate draft was finished), the U.S. Senate unan... |
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