Biofuel industry a must to revive rural Australia

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A wheat grower with a background in feedlot cattle, Peter Thompson, Echo Hills Farm, Wallumbilla, Queensland, sees ethanol as the catalyst to revive rural Australia. "1 subscribe to the belief that ethanol is the way to get life back into our rural communities, he says. "As someone who is passionate about growing grain, I have a vested interest in being a sustainable farmer and I believe ethanol would not only ensure financial sustainability but also improve the social fabric of regional areas. "As an environmentalist, I also look at the big picture - that it will contribute to cleaner air, reduce greenhouse gases through the closed loop of the carbon cycle, and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and on other countries supplying us with fossil fuels."