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  Merkley's approach to biofuels makes sense

  I'm not sure what biofuels kool-aid you believe that Merkley has consumed.  He's well aware that some technologies are better than others.

  A quote from the Daily Astorian:
  

  Merkley said there are technologies that are going to be dead ends. "Corn ethanol is a mistake," he said. "The federal government shouldn't be subsidizing it, but there will be other technologies, that as we pursue them will be successful.

  As for importing biomass to produce ethanol (from The News-Review):
  

  [Merkley] said more work should be done to perfect the process and make it more economical to produce ethanol from the cellulose found in waste trees in the forests.

  Merkley is much more committed to reducing our nation's dependence on oil than the incumbent, Gordon Smith, and that has got to be a key consideration when evaluating these two candidates.On Grist talks to Oregon Democratic Senate candidate Jeff Merkley posted 1 year, 4 months ago 4 Responses