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[JohnWxy]

TEll them to enable us to import more ethanol from Brazil. AN executive order could waive the tariff. We need to get our ethanol percentage (of the fuel supply) up to 5% to 10% of the total to provide the necessary insurance against the comeing oil supply disruption (IRAN, terrorist attacks in Saudia Arabia and around the world, political uncertainties in Venezuela, NIgerian rebels, 2006,-7,-8 hurricane season - something like 23 % of our Gulf of Mexico Oil operations are still off line due to 2005 hurricane season!) which will (and could occur anytime) in the next 1 to 5 years. When this disruption of 5% to 10% occurs it will send gasoline prices up dramatically and may cause a recession. Will you be one of the one's laid off? Evn if you are not it doesn't do any of us any good to have the economy slide into a recession.

The demand right now from the oil companies for ethanol is driving up the prices (plus it takes some time to build new ethanol plants - figure about 1 year). This is what happens when you put off a sensible policy too long and then try to make up for lost time because the wolf is at your door - NOW (thank you EXXON-Mobil and the rest of the oil industry - and the Bush administration). But that's water over the dam now.

We should definitely, be impoting much more ethanol from Brazil. And even after we boost domestic ethanol production we should STILL import ethanol from Brazil (if other don't get to it ahead of us). Brazil has the capacity to bump up production to meet additional demand - such as from US!