BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) Chief Executive Officer Arnold R. Klann released the following statement regarding the recent Senate Energy Committee Hearing on S.987, the Biofuels for Energy Security and Transportation Act of 2007. This legislation aims to grow the use of biofuels as a clean, renewable, made-in-the-USA transportation fuel.

"BlueFire ethanol commends Chairman Bingaman, Sen. Domenici and the Senate Energy Committee for advancing made-in-the-USA biofuels as an important part of our energy future. While new technologies can and will play an important role going forward, BlueFire is ready to advance ethanol technologies from green waste and other cellulosic materials at landfills today. We are excited to join the Senate Energy Committee and leaders across the country in implementing first-class cellulosic ethanol technologies that not only improve our environment, but also strengthen our energy security.

Our technology will convert widely available, inexpensive, organic materials such as agricultural residues, high-content biomass crops, wood residues, and cellulose from landfills into clean, renewable fuels. Both the Department of Energy and the California Energy Commission have supported the commercial viability of BlueFire's cellulosic conversion technology. We are proud of this acceptance and endorsement of our environmentally friendly alternative fuels and look forward to helping our leaders meet our ambitious energy goals."