[Sustainable-biodiesel] OFF-TOPIC: Farm Bill Passes by Veto-Proof Margin

[John Bonitz]

Friends,

Good news on the Farm Bill!  Both the House and the Senate have approved it
with sufficient numbers to override a potential veto.

The 2008 Farm Bill (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) was approved
by the House yesterday in a vote of 318 to 106.  Today the Senate passed the
Farm Bill by a vote of 81-15.

This broad, bi-partisan support is a strong message against President Bush's
threatened veto.  He now has three options -- the first is to veto the bill
and face a sure override; second, he can choose not to sign it and allow it
to become law after 10 days; or finally, he can choose to sign it and
support the overwhelming majority in Congress who recognize the vital
necessity of incremental improvements.

Summaries of the final Farm Bill can be found here:

http://www.farmenergy.org/newsitem.php?item_id=437
http://agriculture.house.gov/inside/2007FarmBill.html
http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKN1526873620080515
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=2
0080515006116&newsLang=en

In coming days I will be circulating more information as to the
ramifications for biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts.

Cheers!

John

-- 
John Bonitz
Farm Outreach & Policy Advocate
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
P.O. Box 1833, Pittsboro, NC 27312
(O) 919.545.2920
(C) 919.360.2492 
bonitz at cleanenergy.org
http://www.cleanenergy.org