Paul Weyrich : Feds Get It Wrong Again: Ethanol, a Troublesome Substitute for Oil, Natural Gas, Coal, and Nuclear Power - Townhall.com

Instead of releasing new mandates for ethanol consumption, Congress and EPA ought to overturn our artificial dependence upon the biofuel and begin building clean nuclear-energy power and coal plants, drilling for oil and natural gas in Alaska and off our coasts, and building more traditional petroleum refineries. Then we seriously could discuss the possibility of America's becoming energy independent while working to clean up air pollution.

Obama’s Pipe Dream: Replacing Imported Oil In 10 Years | The Real Revo

President-elect Obama continues to say he will spend $150B to create a “green infrastructure” (with 2.5 million jobs being created) that will replace our dependence on foreign oil in 10 years. In this effort to satisfy a special interest group (environmental zealots), corrupt politicians would continue to waste taxpayer dollars on the ethanol industry while appealing to a scientifically illiterate public. Somehow I keep nurturing this feeling that the utter stupidity or venality of the members of congress represents the greatest economic threat to this nation.