It will either be a wonderful way to access some of the country's best renewable resources or, under cover of environmental rhetoric, foster a whole new generation of dirty plants. No one can say for sure right now how this will go.

It's really too bad. What we're seeing is sort of the backpedaling that undermines these commitments.

It looks to be that you can get just about twice the amount of energy by going the cellulose route, and greenhouse emissions are very small.

This is actually a switch we could make very easily and very quickly.

This is actually one of the cheapest possible transitions you can make. It cuts the cost of fuel by half at the pump.

Converting to fuel ethanol will not require a big change in the economy. We are already ethanol ready. If ethanol were available on the supply side, the demand is there.

Corn is an OK source for ethanol. But if you really want to hit a home run, you need to go to cellulose.

Corn is an OK source for ethanol. But if you really want to hit a homerun, you need to go to cellulose.

Brazil is a big success story in this.

Environmental laws give power to the people. Republicans can huff, puff and scream about what they consider strict regulations, but when they cry out for reform, for a quicker process, they're really calling for a restriction of the rights of people to be involved in the planning process.