The slow track of environmental bills followed their usual course at an April 4 hearing in the Senate Committee on the Environment and Agriculture.
Biofuels
A bill encouraging the local production of biofuels and biodiesel in particular was debated at length then held for study. Ray Albrecht from the National Biodiesel Board described biodiesel as homegrown energy. "It doesn't have to come from major corporations. It can be done right here in your hometown," he said.
