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Corn Growers Say Ethanol Could Reduce Fossil Fuel Use WASHINGTON, DC, October 23, 2000 (ENS) - Keith Dittrich, president of the American Corn Growers Association (ACGA), is urging movement on ethanol legislation before Congress adjourns for the elections. In the letter to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, a Missouri Republican, Dittrich said, "During this time of soaring energy prices and corn oversupplies, the United States has the opportunity to expand ethanol usage while cleaning the air we breathe ... Renewable fuels legislation has bipartisan support ... Farmers want to know what is holding up action on this timely legislation." Renewable energy could be important to national energy security and a national clean air strategy, said Dittrich. "Currently, the U.S. dependence on foreign oil is hurting our overall economy. At the same time, millions of bushels of excess corn are piling up at elevators and on farms across the country," he said. "Passing legislation to create a renewable fuels standard for gasoline is the best way to address both of these conditions in a comprehensive way," said Dittrich, a Nebraska grain farmer. "A renewable fuels standard for gasoline would provide significant economic benefits to U.S. farmers. It needs to be drafted to increase the demand for ethanol by requiring a certain percentage of all motor fuels to be renewable. A renewable fuels standard would increase investment in corn ethanol facilities. The increase in the demand for corn for ethanol would also strengthen corn markets and provide added income to cash strapped farmers." ACGA supports the renewable fuels sections of S 2962, a bill that has moved through Senate Committees, and is being considered in last minute discussions on various appropriations bills. -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor -------------------------~-~> eGroups eLerts It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! http://click.egroups.com/1/9698/5/_/837408/_/972482934/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
