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Article: WISCONSIN LEADING THE WAY ON BIOFUELS.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
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- The Capital Times
- Article date:
- October 5, 2009
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Byline: Sen. Pat Kreitlow
With all the recent news coverage on health care reform and the economy, less attention is being paid to other issues that also affect our lives but still require attention from our state and federal leaders. Energy policy was a hot topic when gas prices went north of $4 a gallon, but relatively lower prices today should not make us lose focus on how to prevent the energy crises of tomorrow. We are still shipping an obscene amount of our money to countries that don't like us very much and have the power to deal our economy another serious blow.
Fortunately, a lot of good things are happening behind the scenes -- especially here ...