General Clark's Keynote

[elleng]

At the Global Potential of Biofuels side-event at COP15 in Copenhagen, Growth Energy Co-Chairman General Wesley Clark delivered a stirring keynote address to a standing room only crowd (some were actually seated on the floor in the aisle). General Clark is especially well-known in Europe as he was the Supreme NATO Allied Commander Europe and commanded Operation Allied Force during the Kosovo War. During his speech General Clark confidently stated about biofuels and the issue of climate change,"We have the technology now. We have the business leadership. What we need is the will. We can meet the challenge!"

Gen. Clark’s remarks were part of his speech titled, “Global Energy Security in a Climate Affected World,” where Clark noted that continuing on our dependence on imported petroleum was a dangerous course.

“We suffer the inefficiencies of cartel pricing and oil shocks… Then there is the military cost to ensure steady access to foreign oil from parts of the world that are volatile, or outright hostile to Western values and policies. Taxpayers fund the defense of oil shipping routes with an estimated annual cost of more than $50 billion,” said Gen. Clark.

While expressing concerns about America’s dependence on foreign oil, he also offered a solution.

“Ethanol is a low-carbon fuel – as much as 59 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than the production of gasoline."

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[roguevalley]

1. I love you, Wes Clark. I wish you were president.