The Ethanol Papers - Paperturn manuscript - Flipbook - Page 76
Can it be done? Can it be done quickly and without the creation of even more
drastic consequences to consumer product pricing, personal freedoms, individual wealth, societal safety, and the environment?
I've initiated a multi-part investigation to determine if and how we could accomplish this herculean feat. In a concurrent article published on The Auto Channel,
I presenting that information. You can find that piece immediately following this
essay.
My partner, Bob Gordon, and I have often mused that to solve the seeming
energy crisis we need a government mandate equivalent to the Manhattan Project or Kennedy's effort to land a man on the moon. Although a unanimous government mandate may not be necessary to accomplish the task (maybe a spontaneous unanimous popular movement could erupt), the assistance would be
