Oregon ' Odd Couple' Promote Biofuel
3 March 2005 - 10:00am
A conservative Republican radio talk-show host and a liberal environmental consultant for an unlikely partnership to promote biofuel.
"He's a radio talk-show host, a Lars Larson regular and one of the most conservative members of the Oregon House. She's an environmental consultant from Portland and one of the most liberal members.
Yet they've joined forces on a package of bills promoting cleaner-burning ethanol, made from corn and grain, and biodiesel fuels made from canola and mustard seeds."
Source:
The Oregonian, March 2, 2005
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