I am passing along the comments that I got back from Mitch Daniels (Mitch Daniels for Indiana Governor) office after express my thoughts on fuel price and alternatives.
Eurrat Saylor, Jr. Saylor's End of the Trail Riding Stable www.skyenet.net/~endofthetrail 9562 East 750 North Walkerton, IN 46574 ----- Original Message ----- > Dear Mr. Saylor: > > Thank you for your recent email, and for sharing your thoughts on the issue > of biodiesel. We appreciate hearing from you. > > In early February, Mitch unveiled his proposals to bolster the agricultural > sector in Indiana. From his visits to numerous farms, agribusiness entities > and rural communities, Mitch has concluded that there is a significant > untapped potential for economic development in Indiana agriculture. He > strongly believes that with a focused effort and commitment from state > government, we can increase consumer loyalty to locally-grown food and > biobased products, increase farm income, increase the number of value-added > agricultural companies locating or expanding in Indiana, and increase the > number of ag-related jobs as a result. > > This spring, Mitch met with officials of Countrymark Co-op, one of the > state's premier marketers of biodiesel fuels, at their refinery facility in > Mount Vernon. In his conversation, Mitch learned first hand about > Countrymark's success in promoting biodiesel fuel use in our state's school > and municipal fleets. He also learned of the challenges the company has > encountered in blending and marketing soydiesel fuels such as lack of a > federal subsidy comparable to that enjoyed by the ethanol industry, lack of > a soy methylester production facility in Indiana, and lack of complete > consumer confidence in renewable fuels as a viable energy source. > > With the progressive mindset of Hoosier soybean growers, quality of > Indiana's agriculture resources and opportunity for leadership in our state > government, Mitch remains optimistic about the opportunities for biodiesel > as we build a stronger value-added component to Indiana agriculture. Know > that Mitch is in close contact with agriculture leadership about this very > issue. And, please stay in close contact with us about Mitch's policy > development on agricultural issues. > > Again, thanks for writing and please feel free to contact me if I can be of > further service to you. > > Sincerely, > > Anne Hazlett > Deputy Political Director > Mitch Daniels for Governor > (317) 396-9624 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
