hemp produces a good fuel alternative..better than corn actually. Personally digging off of the coast for a three percent "buffer" when we are using twenty-five percent won't really help that much. Also the risk of transporting oil through our natural coral estates doesn't appeal to me either. This endangers critical wildlife environments that could be more beneficial to us than oil consumption.
Oh well who knows.. After all how much stock does Bush and his folks own in the oil companies??? Just seem like another way to add billiions to their billions to me..