Bush Touts Renewable Fuels at Colorado Lab Visit
resident Bush Tuesday visited a Colorado renewable energy laboratory as part of a two-day, three-state trip to promote the energy proposals he outlined in his recent State of the Union address, the Associated Press reported.
At the direction of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, $5 million was transferred to the Midwest Research Institute, the operating contractor for the lab, to get 32 recently laid-off workers back on the job, the Department of Energy announced Monday.
The president — who the White House says wants to promote vehicles that run on hydrogen and fund work to produce more ethanol fuel — acknowledged his administration had sent mixed signals to one of the nation's main renewable labs by first laying off, then reinstating, 32 workers just prior to the visit, AP said.
In 1985, about 75% of the crude oil used in U.S. refineries was from domestic sources, Bush said Monday during a visit to Johnson Controls in Milwaukee, which is developing advanced batteries for hybrid-electric autos, AP said.
Today, less than half the crude oil used in U.S. refineries is produced in America, while 60% comes from other countries, the president said.
