Word: switchgrass
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...environmental record--from the abandonment of Kyoto to the President's broken campaign pledge to control carbon output to the relaxation of emission standards--has been dismal. George W. Bush's recent rhetorical nods to America's oil addiction and his praise of such alternative fuel sources as switchgrass have yet to be followed by real initiatives...
Scientists are grappling with what President Bush admitted last week were "mixed signals" from his Administration about alternative energy. While calling in his State of the Union address for research into renewables--he advocated turning switchgrass into ethanol--Bush sent a budget to Congress that cuts $28 million in funding for such projects. Yet that isn't stopping folks from seeking creative ways to help solve the nation's energy woes...