Source: Hoosier Ag Today
While it is another hot July day in Indiana, the heat is a bit more intense in Washington where Congress and the Obama administration are feeling the heat to adopt a new energy policy for this nation. Tom Buis, with Growth Energy, says it is time for the US to adopt a plan that moves the nation away from petroleum. Buis says the recent renewable energy plan unveiled by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is a good start, “What the Secretary has articulated here is a plan to move forward, and that is what we need, a plan.” He told HAT that without a plan the U S will slip backwards like we have done during all the other energy crises over the past 40 years.
Bius says election year politics must take a back seat to solving our long outstanding energy issues, “What we need are leaders who are willing to put politics aside and work for a policy that is right for this nation.” He said the mood in Washington is very partisan right now and that is what is delaying action on energy issues.
Growth Energy‘s Co-Chairman General Wesley Clark says there is bipartisan support for renewable fuels in the Midwest but not in other parts of the nation, “There is good support among the delegations from Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Iowa.” Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack concurred, telling HAT, lawmakers from the east and west coast states need to understand that renewable fuels will benefit their states, too.
MP3 of Tom Buis and General Clark at Hoosier Ag Today.
