expanding the market and delivering future ethanol america s 21st century transportation fuel a growing demand for domestically produced biofuels why now structural shift upward in oil prices dramatic impact on trade deficit underwriting unstable regimes fragility of our energy infrastructure addressing nation dependence imported means efficiency clean renewable domestic economic environmental benefits modest investment relative to other alternative fuels best solution potentially dangerous situation current production is about 4 billion gallons year 2 percent us supplies standard essentially doubles 7 5 by 2012 traditional corn sugar feedstocks are available increase further optimistically double again 8 but beyond that could availability uses coalition recognizes need continued improvements utilization new kernel fiber stover cobs wheat straw
