Posted by
txag007 on Monday, April 28, 2008 8:45:37 PM
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has written a great op-ed on why the ethanol mandates passed by Congress were a mistake and why the United States should accelerate all forms of domestic energy production – including the drilling for crude oil.
In her article, the Senator explains how ethanol mandates are leading to higher costs of food at home and the food riots that have been breaking out abroad. Something I didn’t know, she also claims the demand for biofuels is leading to global deforestation as parts of the Amazon basin are being cleared to make room for biofuel production.
The key, Ms. Hutchison says, is increasing energy supply. She is exactly right. What she doesn’t say, but something that is every bit as important, is that a Democratically-controlled Congress will not pass the legislation needed to correct our energy woes unless they hear overwhelmingly from the American people.
If you are an American, this is your problem, too. Write your congressman and insist on a solution, especially if your representative is a Democrat.