Today in Biofuels Opinion: “This is not really just about business. This is really about national security.”

Gen. Wesley Clark: “Let’s be honest. This is not really just about business. This is really about national security. That’s why I’m here. I’m a national security guy. Ethanol addresses every one of the national security concerns that people worry about. First of all it is produced here. This is America’s fuel, and you know rather than spending a dollar on imported oil, we spend a dollar on ethanol, that money stays in the United States. It’s not going to the middle east, to Iraq, or Saudi Arabia or some other country that may or may not share America’s real interest.”

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenaw: “The current global and African environment requires …that we change the negative interaction between agriculture and bio-energy into a positive one.”

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