New York State Senator George Maziarz: Â ”No question there has been too much subsidy. Right now, I think it’s a very good time for a timeout.” Maziarz had been instrumental in securing $6 million for an ethanol project by Western New York Energy.
Robin Speer, Canadian Renewable Fuels Association:Â Canadians understand the many positive benefits of biofuels, and these public opinion results, and past results, show how strongly Canadians support biofuels. They wish to see prices at the pump moderated, and they want a cleaner-burning home-grown renewable fuel.”
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