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To: Road Walker who wrote (328288)	3/9/2007 10:23:39 AM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1586540

Lobbyists are the bane of this country. Makes it impossible to get anything done, because politicians are afraid of them.

To: Road Walker who wrote (328288)	3/9/2007 1:55:50 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586540

There's another problem with growing corn for ethanol. Remember the phrase "America's farmers feed the world"? That's partially true, as the government buys all the excess corn we subsidize the farmers growing and give it out to poor countries in foreign aid. But, with more and more of it going to ethanol, there's less and less for the worldwide starving peoples.

To: Road Walker who wrote (328288)	3/10/2007 8:29:56 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1586540

Bush says he wants to work with Brazil, a pioneer in ethanol production for decades, to push the development of alternative fuels in Central America and the Caribbean. He and Silva also want to see standards set in the growing industry to help turn ethanol into an internationally traded commodity. How can that be when he refuses to lift the tariff: "One roadblock in the Bush-Silva ethanol talks is a 54-cent tariff the United States has imposed on every gallon of ethanol imported from Brazil. Bush says it's not up for discussion. Its more than a roadblock; its a dead end.