A New Revolution

The launch of the Sputnik satellite by the Soviet Union in 1957 sparked a technological revolution in the United States that subsequently resulted in a launch of a satellite by the U.S. in 1958. This carried through to the first man on the moon missions by the United States in the late 1960s.

It is time for the President and/or Congress to declare a new revolution that will end our dependence on oil. By 2007, 100 percent of all new Brazilian cars may be able to run on 100 percent ethanol. Brazilian sugar-cane-fed biorefineries will be capable of producing sufficient ethanol to fuel new and old cars alike. There must be leadership on this critical issue. Why are we as Americans being left behind?

It can be done if there is the will to do so. We as Americans must demand this. It is time.