e 10 biofuel is now available at most service stations across germany. it's usually three cents cheaper than premium unleaded. but a year after its introduction, around 0% of the motorists still won't use it. >> it's a gut feeling. i could find out if my car tolerates e 10, but just to save three cents a leader, i'm not going to. >> i'd rather pay more so my car doesn't break down. >> but the statistics tell another story. there hasn't been a single documented case of engine damage caused by e 10. drivers just seem to be still as nervous about it as they were a year ago. the petroleum industry, automobile associations and car makers have blamed each other for the biofuel's poor sales record. >> i think we would all benefit if we pulled together and helped e 10 become a market success because this biofuel has the most potential to reduce co-2 emissions in the transportation sector in the mid-term. >> environmental groups contend the carbon footprint isn't good, but politicians maintain it's here to stay, to reduce dependence on crude oil. >> e 10 will def

they build the refinery to get this biofuel. federal government builds it not a private company. >> right. >> but, interject then their partner in this. another company dynamic fuels which already has a refinery so they didn't really need the other part of the refinery. >> why did they build it if they didn't need it? >> it's green. you don't have to be reasonable or rationale. this is about pursuing the holy grail. >> bill: if you are wasting. i like green energy. i think you too do. if it would be reasonably priced they buy it why are they wasting money if they have the refinery biofuel why build another one. >> it can bring with it an algae process. >> an algae process? i can do that. >> probably less than 20 million. >> right. so now they build their little refinery and they have to sell the biofuel to somebody so the navy buys it four times the price that they could buy something else. but, but, is it worth it because it's cleaner burning and navy guys will be able to breathe easier? is it worth it, lowe? >> no. and the nav

in tracy. >> biofuel plants actually generate energy, electricity, and typically by burning a biofuel to turn a steam generator, it makes electricity. >> this is san francisco's 25th year chipping trees. thus, the tradition. each season produced more mulch. about 500 tons on average. >>> parking in private lots can be expensive. turns out some lot operators police their own lots issuing tickets for alleged violations. >> they look like real tickets, too. but just how legitimate are those tickets? on the consumerwatch, julie watts investigates of one driver got a big surprise. >>> reporter: >> it's a convenient lot to where i work. >> reporter: so for years this cbs employee has been using a private parking lot in san francisco. >> there's a $15 fee. you pay at a machine and it spits out a ticket that you then take to your car and put it in the dash. >> reporter: it's a routine she knows well. she does it every day. but last month, she returned to her car to find a $40 parking violation for failing to show proof of payment in her dashboard. ann marie insists it was there. it was simply

i actually have a bill, too, to allow biofuels. under current law, the loan program can only go to gas and oil pipelines. i've got a bill -- would you agree -- how would you feel if the bill that would allow pipelines would be built to carry fuels from those made from algae? >> well, i think it's important that we first have to give consideration to whether there's going to be any adverse impact of building any type of pipeline. >> okay. >> for the people that live in the closest proximity. >> fair answer. at this time i think it's mr. ingle, the gentleman from new york, is recognized for five minutes. oh, mr. caster was here first. i'm sorry. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you to all the panelists who are here today. i'd really like to encourage my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to organize a bipartisan hearing on jobs related to the fastest growing energy sector, and that is clean energy and renewables. clean energy is creating good jobs all across america. and most -- it is most often not accompanied by the har

in tracy. >> biofuel plants actually generate energy, electricity and typically by burning a biofuel to make electricity. >> this san francisco's 25th year chipping trees. each season produced more and more chips. around 500 tons on average. >>> while, the holidays may be winding down for most of us the fun isn't over for bay area bird watchers. today was the kickoff for san francisco's annual avian extravaganza. don ford reports. >> reporter: the golden gate audubon society's 29th annual christmas bird count starts today. there are a lot of birds in the bay area and thank goodness i don't have to count them. but i've met someone who does. >> there it is. >> reporter: dan murphy is leading a group of dedicated bird watchers on pine lake and stern grove. they are identifying and counting every bird they see. think of it as a census for birds. >> by putting data together from a number of counts, we find out trends and populations. >> did you see it? >> reporter: it's a lot harder than you think. even the experts need help once in a while. the slightest sound or movement commands their

in san francisco, christmas trees will be splintered into chips for biofuel and then truckeda facility in tracy. >> buyer fuel plants actually generate energy, electricity and typically by burning a biofuel to turn a steam generator to make electricity. >> this is san francisco's 25th year chipping trees. each season produced more and more chips around 500 tons on average. >>> 5:11 now. still to come, southern california police tracking down a gadget thief thanks to a helpful app. we'll tell you about that. >> first, all clear for east bay streets after a water main break left behind a soggy mess. >>> a lot of folks may want to hit the slopes, hit the sierra for this week between christmas and new year's. here's your current conditions outside. unfortunately, it's not ideal in heavenly no new snow, snow base 18 to 24 inches but they are making the manmade stuff. they have the machine groomed snow over at northstar. no new snow right now with a base of 18 to 26." we could see a slight chance of rain-snow mix sometime before the weekend. unfortunately, it's not going to make a dent in th

. >> stephen: are you going to put biofuels in airplanes? (applause) >> there are different companies doing different things. >> stephen: what about my plane. air colbert. >> your plane, your plane will run on dirty fuel but all the other planes. >> stephen: thank you, please. my lady likes it dirty. >> of course. >> stephen: now, sir, you are still sir, right? >> maybe until the enof the show, but yes. >> stephen: are you part of the 1% of the one 1%. what do you think of these occupy wall street clowns down there. >> i think they have a valid point which is another reason why i think business needs to get its act together. and should get its act together. and get out there and do something positive, so we set up an organization called the elders trying to resolve conflict. >> the elders. >> the elders, yes. >> stephen: that sounds like the leaders of a cult. you would be a great cult leader, by the way. that hair and whatever this is-- you absolutely, people would definitely, i could see you with child brides. (laughter) in a compound n a

>> yes, there are a number of new resources with biofuels and unconventional gas.hey have a higher water footprint than conventional energy sources like the refining of crude oil. the water needs are going up at a time when water stresses are up because of the demand for water for human and agricultural use. >> what do we do about energy in the most deprived areas such as the middle east? >> the first thing is to -- provide access to energy to the poorest parts of the world. we need to take care of and have proper usage of the water. in most of those areas, it is in short supply. we need to take a systemic view of the whole water juice system -- cold water system and not just focus on energy. " we're talking about fresh water. is salt water appropriate for some energy uses? >> if you use walter s. process in water, often you are dealing with tight quality constraints. in the energy industry, we talk about designer water. there are water projects where you deal with salt water. increasingly, we are trying to have pure water to optimize efficiency and get extra oil a

. >> we're gonna use them for biofuel. >> reporter: san francisco has been resignling christmas -- recycling christmas trees for years. this man was here for the sipping ceremony this morning. >> we just want to keep the awareness up. san francisco does a lot of turnover. residents move in and out all of the time. >> reporter: and nd -- public here that we are less than 5% of the world's population. >> reporter: recycling is the only the real green way to get rid of the trees. >> if these go to the tlafl, they generate -- landfill, they generate methane as they decompose and methane is 20 times worse than 202. it's not just -- let's not just putting it out of sight, out of mind, let's think about the dispoising of these materials. >> reporter: san francisco was the first city to offer this service. since then others have caught on. now there are 4,000 recycling tree programs across the nation. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, allie. thank you. >>> there are another more places around the bay area where you can take your christmas tree and have it disposed of. you can find a l

. >> they burn a biofuel and turn a steam generator to make electricity. >> reporter: this is san francisco'syear in tree chipping. each season produces more and more chips. on average, 500 tons. unfortunately, some pacific heights residents couldn't wait until next week to discard their trees. we found several trees dumped by the curbside already. >> it's early and disgusting. it is not good. the street looks dirty. >> reporter: but abandoned christmas trees are nothing new to this neighborhood. karen wallace spotted one last week. >> i saw a tree before it was even christmas. christmas eve it was already out. >> reporter: if you plan to participate in the tree chipping service, remove all tinsel, decorations, tree stands and holiday lights from the trees. trees over 6 feet tall should be cut in half. tree collection takes place january 2 through 6 and again on january 9 through 13. so consider recycling your tree. it's the post-holiday gift that keeps giving. if you simply can't wait until next week to recycle your tree, then donate it to the recology center on tunnel road where you can dro

navy and usda will buy 450 gallons to drop in biofuel made of a blend of used cooking oil from a louiseana based company. it is the kind you can make you can use without making cakes to the vehicle's -- changes to the vehicle's he canin. >>> they may not agree on payroll tacks but republicans and democrats are teaming up for one measure. christmas gifts. senators are doing a secret santa gift exchange and republicans drew the name of democrats and vicars area -- vice versa. gift must be wrapped and cost no more than 10 dollars. senator al franken recalls become a friend in school of someone who bullied him after drawing the bull yea name. >>> the ad would play while the transaction is being processed and would run about 10 second so customers can chews choose not to view it and pay the atm surcharge. at at bottom of the atm receipt there's a coupon which could be redeemed at local businesses. the idea is being tested at one atm in new york. we want to know what you think about this. would you watch a 10 second ad from atm to avoid the fee when you never had to pay a fee before? think about

he's invested a lot in biofuel.nd in december we will have authors talking to that extreme weather events and ipcc chair -- the authors talking about extreme weather events and the chair. the best way to obtain contracts to sign up for our e-mail newsletter or go to climate-one.org. i would like to thank the key supporter of climate one. now i would like to begin the radio program and get going with our conversation. what did america learn from the dp oil disaster in the gulf of mexico? the crude oil spill from the ocean captivated the country and dominated the news in the spring of 2010 it seems to have not treated. in the summer bp finally plugged the gusher and in january 2011 the national oil spill commission convened by president obama issued a report on government and industry failures that caused an estimated 11,700,000,000 krivoy to be released into the ocean. i miss p.a., host climate one and for the next hour with a live audience of the commonwealth club we will discuss the oil disaster and we are delighte

. -- and biofuels. i pick south dakota or iowa. i like us to become so energy independent that no american president has to bow to a saudi king. [applause] >> we were talking about the environment. that is an issue that is near and dear to many moms. i have many friends whose children cannot go outside and play in the summertime because they have asthma. that is a big issue in atlanta. what we do to insure that the air is clean and the water is clean? >> we should put in perspective where we are. i taught environmental studies and i taught at the second earth day. when i was teaching, the cuyahoga river caught fire. when the river is so polluted it catches fire, you need environmental regulations to clean them up. so i'm for cleaning things up. but after cleaning them up, i would not lobby the epa to crush -- it would kill several million more jobs. iowa is a perfect example. you produce more electricity from wind than any place on the planet except denmark. it has been successful. nobody has complained. this is a piece of the futu

our farmers have led the country in biofuels and our universities are leadin leading r&d efforts. the first commercial sell ulotic plant -- cellulosic plant that scaled up to commercial levels is being built right now. st. paul has the largest district energy system in north america. it's heating and cooling all of downtown st. paul with woody biomass. sage electrochromeics is a manufacturing plant in minnesota, cutting-edge windows that use a little photovoltaic cell to control and they turn these -- these windows turn completely opaque and block out all u.v. during the summer and during the winter there are these beautiful huge windows that let in all the light. and it isn't like the polaroids -- it is an incredible technology. the university of minnesota has just received two grants from the advanced research projects agency at the department of energy. that's arpa-e. that was patterned after calendar parks the defense advanced research projects agency that created the internet. and across the state businesses and cities are working together to make our buildings more energy-ef

the long-term goal is to have it drop in biofuel, one which is chemically identical to gasoline. but we are not there at this point with corn ethanol. host: an e-mail -- does our taxpayer subsidy of ethanol get reimbursed by the foreign country to which we send it? guest: the short answer is no. host: a tweet. asked about the hydrogen fuel cells. guest: the hydrogen fuel cells produce energy more efficiently. the question is how you get the hydrogen. one way to do it is to use natural gas, which can be reformed into hydrogen. when you do that, you have got the energy loss from the preformation of the natural gas, and then the energy lost in going from the fuel cell to spinning the wheels of your car. by the time you have those things, you have not gained a lot of ground on ordinary gasoline. what would be attractive would be generating electricity with renewable fuels, and using the electricity to split water into hydrogen, but we do not have an economical way to take that path yet. host: it is a map of where the by zero refineries are in the united states, -- bio- refineries are

business alliance for green economy presented a plan on friday to the air resources board to bring the biofuelusiness to the state of the group says the change would create green jobs and technology and also improve the quality of life. >> the low carbon fuel standard is critical to help transform the way people get around in california, to move us away from dirty, polluting pet role umfuels that contribute to our air quality problems. we have thousands of people dying every year because of air pollution. >> this comes as the state air resources board works on its plan to produce a lower carbon fuel standard. >>> a bay area company has created a new home thermostat that works and look an ipod. it uses smart technology to sense when you are home and how much heat you need. as claudia cowan reporteds it will slash your bills. >> reporter: with its shriek design, the $250 net learning thermostat aims to revolutionize home heat and cooling and lower energy bills. >> if you look at the herm statste look like 90 beige box computers way back when. what we have done is brought a little bit of magic an

countermeasures that may make us safer in the evin to god forbid of another biological attack but project biofuel was accompanied by the dramatic expansion of laboratories in the country at great expense to the country and this means 11,000 or more scientists and technicians are being brought into this word handling these highly portable lethal pathogens without the concerted control the would give assurance whether these people were trustworthy to be killing these things so these are very big things. buildings in washington were closed. the supreme court were affected. government residential business mail was greatly disrupted so the portal to life had become an instrument of death so i would like you to stand back with me on the yellow tape for the investigation and look at this. these are crimes of enormous magnitude and their must be essential life-saving lessons that can be learned from these crimes but it was my take away dillinger reporting initially loved it could happen, they couldn't be applied as fundamental facts surrounding the tax themselves continue to be modeled, confused and in s

the wood chips are used as biofuel in a waste to energy facility in tracy. >>> the game saturday willtee if you are illinois and ucla. players and coaches met with the media yesterday. on hand 49ers greats ronnie lot and jerry rice. the two were there to support the goal of providing food for the needy. >> this is a great community that we've been able to play for. it is a great community that stands for things that are a little bit bigger than themselves. >> hunger is something we have to deal with. it is part of it. i don't look at it as being -- well you can look at it as being a problem. but the most important thing is it can be beat. >> kraft is donating one meal for each ticket sold to three san francisco hunger organizations. kickoff is 12:30 saturday afternoon. >>> new york city getting ready to ring in the new year in a little more than three years. workers in times square putting final touches on the 12 foot crystal ball. 288 water ford crystal triangles are being installed they will display the theme of let there be friendship. each year more than a million pack into times

military has put in its largest ever order for biofuel and half of it will come from a bay area company the pentagon is buying 450,000 gallons of fuel for navy ships and planes in an effort to go green half of the fuel comes from a san francisco-based company which makes biodiesel from algae. the other half from a louisiana company they use cooking oil. the deal is worth 12 million dollars. >>> nasa scientists have confirmed the first planet in a region where liquid water could exist the condition required for life. more about the planet named for the telescope team that found it. >> reporter: the artist render is a now confirmed planet 600 light-years an. >> this is a planet 2.4 times the size of earth so it is bigger. but it is orbiting a star very much like our sun. so it is a sun twin. >> reporter: as they say in real estate it is all about location. it orbits its star from a distance similar to earth in what is called a habitable zone. the science team guesses the surface is a comfy 72%. -- 72°. >> it is a big planet, a lot of life, ocean planet made of water and ice, all ocean. >>

fuel but the judge decided these rules violated commerce law by discriminating against crud oil and biofuel producers outside california. air resource board plans to ask a young to stay the ruling and plans to appeal if necessary. >>> heavy fog brought some badly needed moisture to the bay area today. but not great deal of it. here's the view from mount suit rochlt fog delayed arriving nraits for awhile thiing at san francisco international airporil airport. really thick. you see why a fog advisory was in effect this morning on the bay bridge and virtually all the other bridges our area as well. the proverbial pea soup. well in this shot from the bay bridge the city appears to be floating on a sea of fog. it's beautiful. live picture from golden gate writ now. still a little foggy out there. even so the bay area is seeing the third driest december since the mid 1800. and because of that the california department of forestry and fair protection says a burn ban will row main in effect through the weekend in 9 counties. >>> while there is some moisture in the forecast as i said spencer christi

military made the largest order ever for biofuel and a half comes from a bay area company.is buying 4 50,000 gallons of renewable fuel for navy ships and planes in an effort to be a bit greener. half the fuel comes from south san francisco based soul design that makes biodiesel from algae. we reported on the company before. other half is from a louisiana company which uses used cooking oil. this deal is worth 12 million dollars. >> university of california has named a dozen people to a task force in the pepper spraying incident of student protestors at uc davis. uc president apointed students and faculty and alumni from davis to the panel. they will look at who is at fault and make recommendations for police protocol going forward. former los angeles police chief william braten leading the investigation of the incident you are watching which happened on november 18. >> the postal service is proposing cuts that would slow down your mail. it wants to close half of the mail processing centers to save money including those in burlingame, petaluma, eureka a, redding, stockton an

attacks including project by a field and it turned out the very first contract awarded under project biofuels for $877.5 million for the development of the next generation anthrax vaccine upon which bruce ivins held two panels. this contract never would have been awarded without anthrax attacks. and without the contract -- i'm sorry, with the contract, ivins i'd won not only the attention, but now he had the approval, the scientific validation that he craved. so before closing, if you'll indulge me and invoke the wisdom of howard baker, the longtime former senator from tennessee. senator baker once said in washington he to who does not toot his own horn may just find untreated. so what that is inoculation, the two shared a passage about my book that was written in posted by carl cannon, washington editor of real clear politics. .. >> senator leahy was one of the intended targets of a letter that was unopened. he remains to this day quite convinced that bruce ivins was not the only one responsible for this attack your in all of your research, did you find anything to support his contention tha

judge decided the -- rules violate a federal commerce clause by discriminating against crude oil and biofuelut there cleaner this morning than it has been in a while but it is also kind of moist. >> true we've had that onshore flow weak front on the think what will improve visibility later but not now we've got problems from san francisco peninsula southward as cold front sends moist pacific air our way boy with just a little lift, we are seeing a few showers out there. it is a minor event but if you are ovÑyou will definitely most likely run into that fog. here's live doppler look at all the heavy rain don't you wish it was going to sink south? i do. it is not going to happen. the southern edge of this front going to wash out as it -- as i pushes out this afternoon. ahead of it we are looking at moist air. 53 mountain view san jose los gatos, 54 oakland these are very mild numbers to start out with visibility reduced mountain view half a mile a mile in san jose hour and 13 minute delays at sfo quarter visibility half moon bay should be reduced from time to time by the delta napa things are

i actually have a bill to allow biofuels. under current law, the money can only go to gas and oil pipelines. how would you fill about a bill but would allow pipelines built to carry biofuels like those made from algae? >> i take it is important, but we first have to give consideration to whether there will be out adverse impact of building any type of pipeline. >> fair answer. at this time, i think it is mr. engel, the gentleman from new york is recognized for five minutes. >> he was here first. >> i am sorry. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am would really like to encourage my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to organize a bipartisan hearings on jobs related to the fastest- growing energy sector and that is clean energy and renewable spree clean energy is creating good jobs all across -- and renewable. clean energy is creating good jobs all across america and is most often not accompanied by the harmful impact to the help in our communities, environmental impact to the water that we drink and rely upon. i think americ

iowa is the second largest wind electricity producer in the world after denmark and part of it is biofuels. some of you are old enough, you'll remember in 1984 i voted for something called gasgasohol. it then became known as ethanol and we renewed it. big oil tried to kill it and chuck grassley said i was the one person that saved ethanol from big oil. why do i believe in ethanol? pretty simple. if i have to choose between the next billion dollars going to saudi arabia or south dakota, i pick south dakota. if i have to pick between iran and iowa, i pick iowa. and the fact is, if we could make sure we retain the renewable fuel standards, go to e-15 as a blend and move towards flex vehicles and flex stations we're better off. brazilians have flex vehicles. auto companies say it's hard to do, every one of them do it in brazil. brazilians are independent of the middle east in their energy supplies. we can do this. we can get it done and it's important we do so. let me give you two quick examples of how totally wrong barack obama is on energy. as opposed to drilling offshore he put a moratorium

energy resources, strengthening our energy partnership with canada, and increasing our domestic biofuels used as possible we could produce all of america's liquid fuels needs by 2026. so, in closing, we'll and natural gas will continue to be critical to meeting our energy needs. so we can choose to safely and responsibly produce more american energy, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs and generating billions in the revenue for the government or we can stand on the sidelines and watch as other countries produce those resources that we will then have to purchase. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. >> good morning, mr. chairman, members of the committee. i'm honored to represent here the united states energy security council, to which includes former secretaries of defense, state, interior, transportation, homeland security, agriculture and air force, former chairman of the said alan greenspan, national security adviser director of the cia, flag officers and former the retired detective from shale oil and kraft foods. all of them are concerned about our growing dependence on pet

actually have a bill, two, to allow biofuels under current law. the loan program can only go to gas and oil pipelines and i have a bill. would you agree -- how would you feel about a bill that would allow pipelines to carry biofuels like those made from lg? >> well i think it's important that we first have to give consideration to whether that will have an impact of building any type of pipeline. >> fair answer. at this time i think it is mr. angle, the gentleman from new york is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman and thanks to all the panels were here today. i would really like to encourage my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to organize a bipartisan hearing on jobs related to the fastest growing energy sector and that is clean energy and renewables. clean energy is creating good jobs all across america and it is most often not accompanied by the harmful impact to, impacts to the water that we drink and rely upon and i think americans are crying out for jobs tied to this growing clean energy sector. in fact the intern

i actually have a bill -- two -- to allow biofuels under current laws. grants can only go to gas and oil pipelines. how do you feel about pipelines ferraro made from lg? >> -- about pipelines for oil made from algae? >> -- >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to all the panelists who are here today. i want to encourage my l -- my colleagues on the other side of the child to organize a bipartisan hearing related to jobs for the fastest growing energy sector -- side of the aisle to organize a bipartisan hearing related to jobs for the fastest growing energy sector, green jobs. it is most often not accompanied by the harmful impact to the health in our community, environmental impacts to the water that we drink and rely upon. i think americans are crying out for jobs tied to this growing clean energy sector. in fact, the international energy agency recently reported and confirmed what we are all feeling and what we know that the fastest-growing sector is in clean energy. energy sector isse providing one fifth of electricity global. this is where commercial

but a judge said it unfairly favors biofuels produced in california. out-of-state field producers are applauding the ruling. advocates say they're going to appeal and ask for a stay of that ruling. >>> the nineers are getting ready for the playoffs for the first time in a decade. when you may be able to grab those last remaining playoff tickets! and a real life mystery in hollywood. searching for the person responsible for intentionally setting nearly a dozen fires in the los angeles area. >>> firefighters are chasing after an arsonist in hollywood. there were nearly a dozen separate fires in the area early this morning. at least 15 cars were torched and some flames spread to homes. one firefighter was injured. >>> a man is suspected of stealing cars and $100,000 in auto racing parts. a pickup truck race car trailer, motorcycle and all terrain vehicle were taken two weeks ago from a san pablo warehouse. most of the vehicles were recovered the next to day. the pickup was found in oakley. investigators are looking for the care faker of the lot, 42- year-

if we had a president that was pro-american energy, we would develop ethanol and next generation biofuelevelop wind, only denmark produces more wind energy and iowa. we would develop coal, nuclear -- coal, nuclear power and solar. but our goal would be to produce a surplus of american energy so in a crisis you could wave at the middle east. my goal would be to be able as president and never about to a saudi king or walk arm in arm. i want to explain to the saudis we don't need your oil and we're not going to tolerate your support of terrorism. [applause] let me say one last thing and then i will throw it open to questions. i am not here to ask you to be for me. if you are for me, you'll vote and go home and say you hope i will fix it. i don't think even the president of the united states can get this country back on the right track by themselves. i'm here to ask you to be with me. we need you to be with us for the next eight years to stand side-by-side. we need you to remind congress what we're trying to get done and reminded governor and state legislature, the city council and county co

are you willing to work on biofuel? >> thank you for that question. you are right. people talk about energy independence. i believe energy is the key to the economy of this country. the cheaper the energy is, the more available it is, the better our standard of living. this recession we started because of a spike in oil prezices. we need to do exactly the opposite of what this president is doing with respect to energy production. whether it is closing two plants -- down pipelines or not opening up for exploration. we have an alaskan pipeline that is the and to be shut down -- is threatened to be shut down because we do not have the volume going through. it gets a little cold up there this time of year. we need more production to keep the existing production online. this president is doing everything he can to make us more and more dependent on the people he is appeasing. it is a remarkable abdication of leadership and responsibility. i believe we should eliminate all energy subsidies. let the marketplace work. open up the market. [applause] open up the market, allow

i believe in all of the energy as well as biofuel, wind, every bit of it. let's use it all. we have to do is legalize it and it can be paid for through the private sector. the subsidy levels required by the federal government for some of these grids are something that have to be looked at. after all, we are broke. we are terribly broke. >> wouldn't it be nice upon hearing iran plans, the strait of hormuz -- >> to say, too bad, we're independent it by president obama would not have an all-out effort of grand mobilization of energy in the united states in the face of that is beyond me. we should be laughing at them. >> this is john. calling us from the people's republic of windsor heights. [laughter] >> thank you for taking my call. i want ask congressman bachmann about the sorenson affair. i'm reading a statement on the internet about her political director saying, i want some much about the situation are conflicting statements beyond this -- i can say unequivocably that can sorenson's decision was not in no way financially motivated. then he goes on to say, i cannot in good

cannot give you the breakdown, but it is included in the -- the epa is determined to require whether a biofuel produces 20% less carbon dioxide, greenhouse gas emissions, for the same amount of energy, in comparison to gasoline. in that analysis, it does consider the carbon dioxide given off in the fermentation process, as well as the fuel and fertilizers required to grow corn for the ethanol. host: harry in pennsylvania. all right. sorry about that. my fault. caller: i understand we are mandated for 10% ethanol. is it going to 15%? we have an abundance of natural gas in pennsylvania, for that matter, in the whole country. i understand our automobile manufacturers in foreign countries are using natural gas to burn in their engines. why don't we do that? host: repeat your first question? caller: has demanded gone from 10% to 15%? guest: the legislation does not mandate a certain number of gallons. the problem we are facing, the blend wall, arises from the fact that that number of billions of gallons is reaching the point where it is getting difficult to blend in the gasoline now limit of 10%, s

domestic energy resources, strengthening our energy partnership with canada, and increasing our domestic biofuelse it is possible we can produce all of america's liquid fuel needs by 2026. so, in closing, we'll and natural gas will continue to be critical meeting our needs. we can choose to safely and responsibly produce more american energy, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs generating billions for the government or stand on the sidelines and watch as other countries produce resources we then have to purchase. thank you mr. sherman. >> thank you. >> mr. luft? >> i'm honored to represent here the united states energy security council which includes former secretaries of defense, state, interior, transportation, homeland security, agriculture and airforce. former chairman of the fed alan greenspan, national security advisers, directors of cia can't flag officers and former marketing shale oil and foods. all of them are concerned about our growing dependence on petroleum and the impact on the national security and economic well-being. as was mentioned before, earlier this year, the department

offshore for oil and gas, developing coal, developing wind and solar, developing nuclear, developing biofuelsing ethanol and soy diesel. we should be using -- and nuclear power. we should be doing everything we can to create a surplus of american energy so that if something happens in the persian gulf, we do not get a depression in the industrial world. once again, the obama administration, which is totally blind to the pressures even though 2011 was the most expensive gasoline on average in american history, this administration doesn't get it. i think that their policies are exactly backwards. >> steve: all right. newt gingrich joining us from breakfast place in sioux city. you were at the chocolate factory yesterday. any chance you're going to go into the kitchen this morning in sioux city? >> i may drop in here, although here this is a little bit more of eggs and bacon. this is a big bacon and ham state. >> steve: tell me about it. >> i may step in the kitchen for a few minutes. >> alisyn: thanks so much. >> have a happy new year. >> alisyn: you, too. >> clayton: coming up, breaking news,

access to domestic resources, strengthening energy partnership with canada and increasing domestic biofuels, it is possible we could reduce all of america's liquid fuel needs by 2026. in closing, oil and natural gas will continue to be critical to meeting energy needs so we can choose to save the response we produce more north american energy creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs and generating billions in new revenue augustana much is a much as other countries produce resources that we will then have to purchase. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. >> good morning mr. chairman, members of the committee. i'm honored to represent the united dates energy security council which includes former secretary of defense, state, interior, transportation, homeland security, agriculture, navy and air force. alan greenspan from the national security advisers, directors of caa, flag officers had formerly titled officers from shale oil and kraft foods arc earned about our growing dependence on petroleum and the impact on our national security and economic well-being. as was mentioned before, earli

we have biofuels. we have biomass, solar.and we are now the fourth largest oil and gas -- oil-producing state in the country. and next year we'll be the third largest oil-producing state in the country behind only alaska and of course number one texas. but to do that, we need infrastructure. we need to be able to transport our oil, oil that we produce, to the refineries around the country. through the keystone pipeline, we will put 100,000 barrels a day of oil that we produce in north dakota into this pipeline and get it down into the gulf refineries. so this isn't just about moving canadian crude into the united states. this is about moving our own domestic product as well. and as the senator from texas may have explained, there is a backlog of oil in cushing right now, which is a hub for oil. we need to move that oil from cushing, oklahoma, down to the gulf coast refineries in texas and louisiana. this pipeline will move that product to these refineries. so, again, it's not just about moving canadian crude into the united s