Let Them Drive Corn

Of course, Bush continues to drag his heels. In his State of the Union address he offers the appearance of the born-again environmentalist. Could he really be turning on his allies in Big Oil and Saudi Arabia when he calls for a reduction in oil use of 20% over the next 10 years?

As is usually the case, this is a ruse. Bush doesn’t stipulate whether the reduction will come from current or projected oil use. We can assume he means projected use, in which case the “reduction” simply amounts to holding current oil use constant and filling the projected 2% growth rate for future travel demand with ethanol. Let them drive corn, says the King.

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