BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) Chief Executive Officer Arnold R. Klann released the following statement regarding today's House hearings on climate change and alternative fuels.

"BlueFire Ethanol commends House leaders for addressing the challenges of climate change by advancing renewable fuels that will reduce emissions that cause global warming. Just as in the Senate last week, we commend our Congressional leaders for advancing made-in-America 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 implementing proven, first-class cellulosic ethanol technologies that not only improve our environment, but also strengthen our energy security. And with California leading the effort to aggressively address climate change through progressive state action, BlueFire is proud to give leaders two benefits for the price of one when considering global warming.

"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. This process provides low-emissions fuels for cleaner cars and less pollution from our transportation sector. At the same time, our biorefinery located at landfill sites and using landfill cellulose also reduces the much more potent greenhouse gas, methane, by using post-sorted municipal solid waste as feedstock and available landfill gas to generate thermal and electricity needs.

"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."