12 Quotes by Daniel Kammen

Making ethanol from corn is a good thing if you want to offset fossil fuels from overseas. On the greenhouse gas side of things, it is not clear if corn, as grown today, is a good thing. We just don't know yet, but it appears to be a mildly good thing.

The people who are saying ethanol is bad are just plain wrong.

Environmental laws give power to the people. Republicans can huff, puff and scream about what they consider strict regulations, but when they cry out for reform, for a quicker process, they're really calling for a restriction of the rights of people to be involved in the planning process.

Brazil is a big success story in this.

Corn is an OK source for ethanol. But if you really want to hit a homerun, you need to go to cellulose.

Corn is an OK source for ethanol. But if you really want to hit a home run, you need to go to cellulose.

Converting to fuel ethanol will not require a big change in the economy. We are already ethanol ready. If ethanol were available on the supply side, the demand is there.

This is actually one of the cheapest possible transitions you can make. It cuts the cost of fuel by half at the pump.

This is actually a switch we could make very easily and very quickly.