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The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Are Biofuels Really Good for the Environment?

(Fox News) - Yet another international organization is warning that the rush to biofuels may do the environment more harm that good. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, of which the U.S. is a member, has a new report that says biofuels may, "offer a cure that is worse than the disease they seek to heal."

The biofuel industry is enjoying large subsidies: about $7 billion-a-year from the U.S. government. But this latest report says "the current push to expand the use of biofuels is creating unsustainable tensions that will disrupt markets without generating significant environmental benefits."

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