Jimmy Carter breaks ground on biodiesel plant in Plains, GA

[Doondoo]

PLAINS, Ga. - Former President Jimmy Carter, an early advocate of alternative energy and conservation, helped break ground on a $25 million biodiesel plant in his rustic hometown Tuesday, saying it will be good for farmers like him and for the nation.

"I'm very pleased, happy, not only for Plains but also because it accomplishes some of the goals that I set for the nation during my administration," said Carter. "It's very important for us to use the crops that grow on our own land to make energy."

Carter came into office while the nation was still reeling from an Arab oil boycott that had boosted gasoline prices to record levels, forced motorists to wait in long lines for fuel and weakened the nation's economy.

Energy initiatives during his administration, including improved home insulation and a 55 mph speed limit, allowed the United States to reduce oil imports from 9 million barrels a day to 5 million barrels within five years, he said.

"Now it's 12 million barrels a day," Carter said. "Too much of our energy policy has been controlled by oil companies and automakers.

"It makes me sick to see a Hummer running up and down the road getting 9 miles per gallon," he said.



http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/16741785.htm

[shain from kane]

1. George Washington Carver vindicated.

[RubyDuby in GA]

2. He is the man! Suck on that Sonny Perdue, claiming to bring jobs to town

Feh! Whatever. Leave it to JC to actually get the job done.

:woohoo:

[kestrel91316]

3. He just doesn't know when to stop with the good works, does he??

I LOVE Jimmy Carter!

[Moby Grape]

4. if ethanol is bad ...

why is this good?

[Nihil]

5. Cos ethanol != biodiesel?

:shrug:

[GliderGuider]

6. If Hummers make him hurl

Biodiesel should make him barf as well. I can't believe someone as smart as Jimmeh would say, "It's very important for us to use the crops that grow on our own land to make energy." I guess at some level everyone's beholden and blind.

Here's my short thought on biofuels