Omaha, Neb. (November 12, 2008) – Biofuels top the list as the most acceptable avenue to long term energy security in the nation, according to a national consumer survey commissioned by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC).
EPIC Executive Director Toni Nuernberg said they interviewed over 1,000 consumers nationwide for the survey. “About 73 percent of them responded that they want to see domestically produced biofuels such as ethanol to replace oil,” she said.
In addition, 62 percent of the consumers surveyed cited conservation as a solution to long-term energy independence, 58 percent favored increased domestic drilling, 55 percent support mandated manufacturing of environmentally friendly vehicles and 24 percent cited drilling in environmentally friendly areas as an option.
This is one of many indications that American consumers are relying on American innovation, not foreign escapes. I think America has realized that the only way to stand behind the American economy is to use American resources.
I think anyone you ask will tell you that it’s time for some type of alternative fuel. There is no reason for our country to be so dependent on another country to provide us with oil. Its already been proven that we can make alternate fuel using our own resourses. Corn ethanol has proved that it can work as a energy source the only problem is that corn as an ingriedent has drove grocery prices up. It surprises me that our goverment has allowed corn ethanol plants to start up, run for awhile and then realize that this was a bad idea and now start shutting them down. There is no way that they did not see this coming. Corn is the food base for the United States. Everything we deal with requires corn. So sure its goig to drive up grocery prices. Another problem with using corn is for the last two years corn has been at a record high. But still the gov. thought corn was a good idea. Why can’t we use some of our waste products or tree bark or sugarcane or switchgrass.