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Bush, da Silva talk ethanol again; charity warns ethanol is a disaster

Over the weekend, President Bush met again with Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, this time at Camp David instead of in Brazil. The location was different, but the topic was the same: ethanol. Bush said that he is a "big believer in alternative fuels" and that the US is "committed to working with Brazil" on biofuel production. Da Silva, standing next to Bush, said that, "Global warming is a reality that threatens us by land, by the air, and by the water, a dilemma that ironically embraces all of us, no matter where in the planet ... Read more →

Remarks by President Bush and President Lula of Brazil on Biofuel Technology Sebastian Blanco

As we mentioned, on Bush's trip to Brazil last week, an agreement was reached between Brazil and the U.S. to share research and development opportunities. Announcing the deal, the two presidents ...

President Bush checks out IRL car that runs on ethanol Mike Magda

Before President Bush took part in a panel discussion on cellulosic ethanol, he looked over an IRL car that will run on pure ethanol this season. IRL is the first race series to switch to 100 percent ...

Bush thinks Defense Department is 1,259 times more important than greener cars Sebastian Blanco

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/political_opinion/Bush_thinks_Defense_Dept_is_1_259_times_more_important_than_greener_cars'; The New York Times today called President Bush's 2008 budget proposal ...

State of the Union - I'm guessing Bush couldn't pronounce "cellulosic ethanol" Sebastian Blanco

OK, so the alternative energy part of the President's State of the Union speech went pretty much as expected tonight. He did say "global climate change", which drew plenty of applause, as did his call ...

What I want to hear from Bush in the State of the Union speech RE: energy 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The new Democratic Congress will be sworn in tomorrow, and the annual ritual of the Presidential State of the Union speech will follow in a few weeks' time. Last year, the Decider-in-Chief said America was "addicted to oil." What will his environmental and energy message be this year? According to ...

Bush's Labor Day comments on foreign oil and green cars left out hydrogen, ethanol 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

President Bush headed over to Maryland to speak to the Seafarers Union yesterday. He had a few things to say about energy, but nothing groundbreaking. You can read the part of his speech where he addresses energy independence after the jump, but I wanted to point out an interesting shift in the ...

President Bush a fan of using ethanol in Indy races 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Last week the representatives from the Indy Racing League met with President Bush at the White House, where the president heard a bit about the league's use of ethanol to race around in circles. Wait, it's ovals, right? Anyway, the IRL is using an E10 blend of gasoline and ethanol this season and ...

Presidents mention Brazil-U.S. renewable energy partnership at G8 summit 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

President Bush is in Russia, trying his best to resolve all the conflicts that have overtaken the agenda of the G8 meeting there. This morning he took four minutes to publicly meet with Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the two spoke briefly about biofuels and the WTO. Bush said he ...


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