One day after his State of the Union address, President Bush was on the road pushing energy independence by way of alternative fuels. Ethanol production, which is already a booming industry, would be increased five times on the way to reducing consumption of gasoline by twenty percent in the next ten years. Dozens of new, corn-based ethanol plans are coming on line in the farm states, and Wall Street sees a new gold rush. American voters also expect there's ethanol in their future, but there are plenty of not-so-hidden costs. Will corn-based ethanol deplete the food supply? What about greenhouse gases from ethanol and other "alternatives" like oil shale and coal? Is conservation a better solution? We're joined by pollsters, and energy experts and producers.
Energy Independence and Ethanol
Credits
Guests:
- John Zogby - President and CEO, Zogby International
- Daniel Kammen - UC Berkeley - @GoldmanSchool
- Dennis Langley - CEO, E3 BioFuels
- Juli Niemann - Oil Analyst, Smith, Moore & Company
- Steven Taylor - Professor of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University