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  • As we all know, no crude oil refineries have been built in the United States since 1976. During that time, close to 100 ethanol refineries have been built.

    Usa   Oil   United States  
  • His teeth sang in their individual sockets like tuning forks, each one pitch-perfect and clear as ethanol.

    Perfect   Teeth   Tuning  
    William Gibson (2000). “Neuromancer”, p.131, Penguin
  • By furthering the use of ethanol, farmers are presented with the opportunity to produce a cash crop by collecting their agricultural wastes.

  • By reducing our dependence of foreign oil and increasing alternative energy sources such as ethanol, we can begin to bring down prices at the pumps, create thousands of new jobs and bring a much needed boost to our economy.

    Jobs   Oil   New Job  
  • There is a core of loneliness. It's partly existential. Secondly, I was raised a loner. My parents were not there. My father was asked to leave because he couldn't metabolize ethanol. Actually, my mother ran away with us when I was 2 months old and my brother was 5. Real dramatic stuff: down the fire escape, through backyards. So, I sort of raised myself. I was alone a lot and I invented myself - I lived through the radio and through my imagination.

    Mother   Brother   Father  
    Interview with Ricky Young, www.motherjones.com. March/April 1997.
  • My son will forever travel through a moonless night with only the roar of wind for company.... A drowning man is not separated from the lust for air by a bridge of thought—he is one with it—and my son, conceived and grown in an ethanol bath, lives each day in the act of drowning. For him there is no shore.

    Son   Night   Men  
    The Broken Cord ch. 14 (1989)
  • I know just enough about thermodynamics to understand that if it takes too much fossil-fuel energy to create ethanol, that's a very stupid way to solve an energy problem.

    Stupid   Energy   Fuel  
  • The UN special envoy on food called it a 'crime against humanity' to funnel 100 million tons of grain and corn to ethanol when almost a billion people are starving. So what kind of crime is animal agriculture, which uses 756 million tons of grain and corn per year, much more than enough to adequately feed the 1.4 billion human who are living in dire poverty?

    "Eating Animals". Book by Jonathan Safran Foer, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 31, 2009.
  • Ethanol has reduced our nation's dependence on imported energy, created thousands of jobs, reduced air pollution, and increased energy security. And renewable fuels cost less at the pump. It is a growth fuel that fuels opportunities for millions of Americans.

    Jobs   Opportunity   Air  
  • The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years.

  • Certain food-based biofuels like biodiesel have always been a bad idea. Others like corn ethanol have served a useful purpose and essentially are obsoleting themselves.

    "On The Record: Vinod Khosla". San Francisco Chronicle Interview,, www.sfgate.com. May 11, 2008.
  • Biofuels such as ethanol require enormous amounts of cropland and end up displacing either food crops or natural wilderness, neither of which is good.

    "Elon Musk on rockets, sports cars, and solar power". Interview with Micahel Kanellos, www.cnet.com. February 15, 2008.
  • Ethanol doesn't burn cleaner than gasoline, nor is it cheaper.

  • Democrats believe we should renew our commitment to creating tax credits for hybrid vehicles, increasing fuel efficiency standards for cars, and investing in ethanol, biofuel, hydrogen fuel cell technology.

    "Democrats' Radio Response". www.foxnews.com. October 08, 2005.
  • It's extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now.

  • Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country.

  • Ethanol is, in its pure form, just as much of a sham as oil.

    Oil   Ethanol   Form  
    Inerview with Keith Phipps, www.avclub.com. April 12, 2006.
  • Renewable ethanol represents a clear opportunity to grow a significant portion of our own fuel locally and begin to break the hold imported fuels have on us.

  • If we can produce more ethanol and bio-diesel to help fuel our vehicles, we will create jobs, boost local economies and produce cleaner burning fuels. This will keep dollars here at home where they can have a positive impact on our economy.

    Jobs   Home   Impact  
  • Government-mandated and -subsidized ethanol from corn will go down in history as the "Iraq War" of environmental solutions: ill-considered, costly, and disastrous.

    War   Government   Iraq  
  • It's very important that we expand our use of clean energy and make a long-term commitment to it. Biodiesel and ethanol are better for the environment and for the air we breathe. The use of biodiesel is a positive step toward minimizing pollutive emissions and greenhouse gases. By focusing on school buses, we can affect the health and wellbeing of the people most susceptible to that pollution - our children - today.

    "(PRN) Julia Roberts Joins Earth Biofuels, Inc. as Spokesperson and Advisory Board Member". www.chron.com. July 18, 2006.
  • Its clear there is an energy positive in producing ethanol.

    Energy   Ethanol   Clear  
  • We saw some resistance in the Wichita market until we partnered with EPIC. The increased awareness and information handed out regarding ethanol-enriched fuel made a huge difference in the public's perception.

  • It's estimated that about 30 percent of the increase in grain prices could be attributed to the decision to embrace biofuels, particularly corn-based ethanol. It has done nothing for climate change and the business is in real trouble now with the collapse of oil prices. It's completely dependent on a dollar subsidy and tariff from the government.

    Real   Government   Oil  
    "Michael Pollan Fixes Dinner (Extended Interview)". Interview with Clara Jeffery, www.motherjones.com. March 2009.
  • In case you didn't know, ethanol is made by mixing corn with your tax dollars.

    Mixing   Dollars   Corn  
  • America is addicted to oil...We must also change how we power our automobiles. We will increase our research in better batteries for hybrid and electric cars and in pollution-free cars that run on hydrogen. We will also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn but from wood chips and stalks or switch grass.

    Fifth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 31 January 2006
  • GM is pursuing gasoline-savings solutions on many fronts on the way to our ultimate vision of hydrogen fuel cell-powered transportation. E85 ethanol burns cleaner than gasoline and is a renewable, domestic fuel that can enhance the nation's economy and energy security.

  • But we must take other steps, such as increasing conservation, developing an ethanol industry, and increasing CAFE standards if we are to make our country safer by cutting our reliance on foreign oil.

    Country   Cutting   Oil  
  • We should increase our development of alternative fuels, taking advantage of renewable resources, like using corn and sugar to produce ethanol or soybeans to produce biodiesel.

    "America’S 25 Issues to Fix and Make the United States Great, Again!". Book by Peter D. Fleming, January 15, 2010.
  • I'm for ethanol, and I think it's a very important partial ingredient of the overall mix of alternative and renewable fuels we ought to commit to.

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