Energy Independence - "Follow the Farmers"

I found the following solution posted at AmericanProgress.org:

"...our friends in the environmental community have come a long way in recognizing the potential of biofuels, and we need to build on that progress. There is no better option to decrease petroleum use in the nation’s transportation sector and to do it now.

At the same time, ethanol has been proven to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. And at least one recent study demonstrates that we could meet all our transportation fuel needs in 2050 without increasing the amount of land currently in cultivation.

Energy independence is our shared national goal. If we each do our part, we can meet that goal with biofuels from America’s farms -- and help the environment, the economy, and our nation’s cherished agricultural tradition in the process."

Tom Daschle
Will America Lead?