Gov Bush calls on Latin American leaders to join push for ethanol

[mia]

LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ Hispanic Affairs Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. -

Gov. Jeb Bush called on Latin American government and business leaders Friday to help develop ethanol in an effort to diversify the region's energy sources and reduce reliance on oil from Venezuela.

The governor made his pitch during the Second Annual Miami Latin America Conference, calling the proposal a "win-win for Florida and the region."

"It's important for us to be a leader in the development of alternative sources of energy, and whether those sources are developed homegrown here or imported from the region, to me is less relevant than it may be in other places in the country," Bush told the audience of nearly 100 executives from around the hemisphere.

He added that increasing Florida and the nation's reliance on other energy sources will help reduce their reliance on Venezuela, which he described as on "a quiet march toward dictatorship."


http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/14126455.htm