WHEN

The United States uses more energy than any nation on earth. Half of that energy used is just for transportation and 98% of that energy is from oil. Most of that oil is imported, putting Americans at risk of supply disruptions and spiraling prices while costing the economy billions of dollars.

US dependence on imported oil is at an all time high and government forecasts expect it to soon reach 70%. As we become more and more dependent on volatile foreign countries for our energy we get nothing in return, creating a mounting trade deficit built on the hard earned dollars of US workers. Many Americans believe this trend is irreversible and importing oil from places like the Middle East is just the way it is. But it doesn't have to be. We can slow that flow of foreign oil with a truly American solution: clean, renewable ethanol from our abundant agricultural resources like corn. We can, and we can do something now!