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The search for alternative sources of fuel is
extremely important at this point. A new federally funded program to find an
alternative to petroleum would certainly be of better value in the long term
than a war to gain control of more oil resources. There are so many sources of
energy being privately researched, that there could easily be an answer to our
energy problems just around the corner. The U.S. would improve it's image by
investing in the future of alternative energy sources. Although it is
politically unpopular, industrial hemp can provide both bio-diesel and ethanol
fuels without producing rediculous pollutants. We should at least give it a
serious look. Federally funded research would at least make it look like the
most powerful country in the world is trying to make the world a better place.
Somehow, I don't see Dubya taking the initiative on this issue. It's not in his
interest or the interests of his corporate sponsors. Thomas Jefferson once
wrote, "The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a
useful plant to its culture."
Sarah
sugar_magnolia@mail.utexas.edu
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