Ethanol Quotes

Ethanol doesn't burn cleaner than gasoline, nor is it cheaper.

Jeff Goodell

Gasoline, Cleaners, Cheaper

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American farmers, by making the commitment to grow more corn for ethanol, are at the top of the spear on the war against terrorism.

R. James Woolsey, Jr.

War, Commitment, Corn

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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.

Jim Ryun

Jobs, Oil, New Job

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

Richard Lugar

Country, Keys, Independence

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It's extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now.

Daniel Yergin

Extraordinary, Right Now

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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.

George W. Bush

Running, Cutting, America

Fifth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 31 January 2006

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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

Biofuels, Wilderness, Natural

"Elon Musk on rockets, sports cars, and solar power". Interview with Micahel Kanellos, www.cnet.com. February 15, 2008.

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

Rob Corddry

Oil, Form, Pure

Inerview with Keith Phipps, www.avclub.com. April 12, 2006.

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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.

Bobby Jindal

Alternatives, Development, Fuel

"America’S 25 Issues to Fix and Make the United States Great, Again!". Book by Peter D. Fleming, January 15, 2010.

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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.

Jay Leno

Country, Fun, Government

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

William Gibson

Perfect, Teeth, Tuning

William Gibson (2000). “Neuromancer”, p.131, Penguin

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Ethanol reduces our dependence on foreign sources of oil and is an important weapon in the War on Terror. By investing in South Dakota's ethanol producers, we will strengthen our energy security and create new jobs.

John Thune

Jobs, War, Oil

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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.

John Shimkus

Usa, Oil, United States

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By furthering the use of ethanol, farmers are presented with the opportunity to produce a cash crop by collecting their agricultural wastes.

Richard Lugar

Opportunity, Agriculture, Use

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By increasing the use of renewable fuels such as ethanol and bio-diesel, and providing the Department of Energy with a budget to create more energy efficiency options, agriculture can be the backbone of our energy supply as well.

John Salazar

Agriculture, Energy, Use

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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.

Mike May

Opportunity, Fuel, Holding On

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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.

Lane Evans

Jobs, Opportunity, Air

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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.

Rick Renzi

Jobs, Home, Impact

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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.

Jim Costa

Country, Cutting, Oil

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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.

John F. Kerry

Thinking, Important, Alternatives

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Ethanol and biodiesel allow people to burn a cleaner form of energy.

Mark Kennedy

People, Energy, Biofuels

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Its clear there is an energy positive in producing ethanol.

Patricia A. Woertz

Energy, Clear

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In case you didn't know, ethanol is made by mixing corn with your tax dollars.

Paul Gigot

Mixing, Dollars, Corn

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

Van Jones

War, Government, Iraq

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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.

Julia Roberts

Children, School, Commitment

"(PRN) Julia Roberts Joins Earth Biofuels, Inc. as Spokesperson and Advisory Board Member". www.chron.com. July 18, 2006.

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