You may have an ethanol vehicle in your driveway and not even know it. It was kind of the dirty little secret of the auto industry.

It can be hard to get large and expensive projects approved in a federal budget. The recent events show that it is better to make the investment before a disaster occurs.

The money spent up front to avoid damage is a very small amount compared to what is spent to recover from a disaster,

We're trying to get the certificate by the 30th.

When Isabel came in, she at one point looked like she was coming in straight at us. About a one-degree difference two days out could have put her right on us.

There are other areas where Congress can look to control costs and expenses. It's not necessarily quid-pro-quo that the money will come out of other coastal or water projects.