Huge cotton growing states such as Texas and California and major grain producers in the Midwest could save millions of gallons of fuel by using biotech crops. I'm not against composting, and included it in the national goal of 25 percent solid waste recycling I set while an EPA assistant administrator. A better idea would be to produce a higher value product, ethanol, from at least some of these yard wastes. Ethanol can also be produced from agricultural residues such as those from corn or rice. Solar and wind power are not the only new ideas.
Biotech agriculture can generate clean energy while reducing fuel consumption on our farms.
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