V is for Vilsack

Matt Singer at Left in the West sent me over to Tom Vilsack's web site. I found this interesting paragraph about his interest in renewable energy resources:

Governor Vilsack has focused on making Iowa a world leader in the renewable energy industry. During the past eight years, energy generation capacity has increased 20%, with a nearly 300% increase in ethanol production in the past five years. Iowa now leads the nation in producing ethanol and biodiesel, and is third in the nation in wind energy production. Due to the governor's initiatives, Iowa not only feeds, it also fuels the nation.

I am a user -- I admit it. My minivan, I should say, is an ethanol user. Hooked on it. Iowa corn squeezings instead of Saudi petrol. I need to learn more about candidate Vilsack...