一身泥巴点的农夫比尔·库瑟在2006年成为美国《时代》周刊年度最有影响力的人物之一,不仅因为他拥有4000头牛,还因为他有5000亩玉米和大豆,成立了林肯威能源公司,专门生产燃料乙醇。同期上榜者还有美国前任副总统戈尔,他从失意政客转战为环保先锋,对待生物燃料所持观点十分谨慎,认为不能因种植生物燃料作物而威胁粮食生产或滥伐森林。 Bill Kutcher, a muddy farmer, became one of the most influential people in TIME magazine in 2006, not only because of his 4,000 heads of cattle, but also because he has 5,000 acres of corn and soybeans and has established Lincolnville Energy company, specializing in the production of fuel ethanol. Also on the list was Gore, the former U.S. Vice President. He turned politicians from frustrated politicians into pioneers in environmental protection and took a cautious view toward biofuels that they should not threaten food production or deforestation because of planting biofuel crops.