Ethanol Mandate On the Move Again

Note this agenda item for next Wednesday.

Assembly

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Committee on Biofuels and Sustainable Energy

The committee will hold an executive session on the following items at the time specified below:

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

10:00 AM

300 Northeast

State Capitol

Assembly Bill 607

Relating to: wind turbines located on land designated as managed forest land and granting rule-making authority.

By Representatives Hahn, Wood, Albers, Ballweg and Musser; cosponsored by Senator Wirch.

Assembly Bill 682

Relating to: the sale of renewable motor vehicle fuels, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Suder, Sheridan, Davis, Gronemus, Zepnick, Hahn, Jorgensen, Albers, Garthwaite, Musser, Smith, Hilgenberg, Hraychuck and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow, Schultz, Jauch, Harsdorf, Olsen and Vinehout.

Also notice Rep. Hahn’s conflict of interest.  Of course, Hahn isn’t running for reelection, so he probably won’t care if you call to complain. 

1. I see Sen. Olson is a co-sponsor. 

   Posted by hsgbdmama on February 09, 2008 at 1220 hrs




2. Damn them!  Thanks to you and Pete for finding out about the second track.

   Posted by steveegg on February 09, 2008 at 1310 hrs




3. Oh looky. Sgt. Schultz (RINO-Archer Daniels Midland) is a sponsor too. Who would have thought that?

   Posted by pdigaudio on February 09, 2008 at 2023 hrs




4. This is great! It only means that more people are into research and studying for sustainable resources of renewable energy. Good luck, i hope the audience turn out is high.

   Posted by Viktor on February 10, 2008 at 0326 hrs




5. IF that gets out of the Ass’y committee, it won’t go far beyond.

   And, by the way, there’s some real money involved here.  Informed rumor has it that a lot of those ethanol plants are headed for BK, quickly:  the price of the corn is so high that the margins have gone red.  The ONLY remedy for that is mandates, of course.

   That would ‘splain why Olsen’s brother’s email was so emotional.  He may be looking at a very nasty couple of years.

   Especially if his house is part of the collateral package.

   Posted by dad29 on February 10, 2008 at 1858 hrs




6. This is good idea! Wishing that they would be successfully made it.

   Posted by Peyton on February 11, 2008 at 0051 hrs




7. wind turbines located on land designated as managed forest land

   Isn’t this a little dangerous? Although it is important to continuously research on alternative sources of energy that are inexpensive and environment-friendly.

   Posted by Humus on February 11, 2008 at 0412 hrs