Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance

A new national poll conducted by the Mellman Group and released today by the Renewable Fuels Now Coalition, of which the WBIA is a member, shows widespread support for increased renewable fuel usage across the country.  

Amongst the findings:

• Seventy-seven percent of Americans want the government to provide incentives to encourage refiners to reduce their use of oil and increase use of renewable fuels.

• More than three-quarters (78%) maintain that increasing domestic ethanol production will help create new jobs and improve the economy in rural America.

• Fifty-eight percent believe more use of domestically produced ethanol will help reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

• Seventy-five percent of Americans view ethanol as at least somewhat important in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with 41% viewing ethanol as extremely important in reducing greenhouse gas emission

To view the complete poll, or to read the Mellman Group's poll memo, please click on the documents below.

Mellman Poll Memo

Complete Poll

Emerson Process Management, a member of the Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance (WBIA) and Novaspect, Inc. are co-hosting a biofuels seminar on November 6, 2007 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison.

Randy Fortenbery, RENK Professor of Agribusiness and Director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be the keynote speaker for the event, and will discuss the future of the biofuels industry.

The all-day conference will also offer attendees a chance to hear presentations on several other topics, including biodiesel plant automation and biodiesel project and commission considerations.

For more information or to register for the seminar, please click on the link below:

Biofuels Seminar Brochure