Iowa Senator and renewable fuel advocate Tom Harkin has announced over the weekend that he will retire after his current term. Leading up to the 2014 elections, Harkin will have served five terms. He said in a statement he will spend more time with his family. In response to the news, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) today thanked Senator …
Get a Biodiesel Update During IRFA Summit
Those attending the 7th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit will have the opportunity to learn about biodiesel along with a host of other information about biofuels. The FREE event takes place on January 30, 2013 at The Meadows Conference Center in Altoona, Iowa. The “More B For Me” biodiesel panel will include Terry Murray, a livestock and crop farmer from …
Register Now for Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit
If you want to spend a day next week with Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, author and energy security expert Anne Korin, Growth Energy President Tom Buis and USDA Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager – today is the last day of pre-registration for the 7th Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit on January 30 in Altoona. Registration is free and you can register on …
E15 Hot Topic at Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit
Giving consumers more choice at the pump with an E15 ethanol fuel blend will be a feature presentation during the 7th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit and Trade Show being held in Altoona, Iowa on January 30, 2013. “E15 and Beyond – The Future of Consumer Fuel Choice” panel will include Scott Zaremba, President of Zarco 66, the nation’s first …
Iowa Groups Support Renewable Fuel Standard
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association has joined forces with a group of Iowa businesses and organizations to form a coalition supporting the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Representatives of the newly-formed Iowa RFS Coalition sent a letter to President Obama today thanking him for his unwavering support of the RFS and asking him to continue supporting agriculture and renewable fuels throughout …
USDA Under Sec Dallas Tonsager Heads to Iowa
USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager, is heading to Iowa to speak at the 7th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit and Trade Show on January 30, 2013. Additional speakers include Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad; Growth Energy’s Tom Buis; Anne Korin of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security; and Nathan Kauffman of the Federal Reserve Bank of …
Pompeo Bill Would Increase Petroluem Favoritism
U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo (R-Kan) has introduced a bill dubbed the “Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act.” The bill eliminates tax credits for new industries attempting to compete with petroleum while maintaining billions in taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil. Furthermore, the bill would immediately eliminate every tax credit for alternatives to petroleum, including cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel and wind. Yet the …
Author Anne Korin to Speak at Iowa Summit
Author and energy expert Anne Korin will be speaking at the 7th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit and Trade Show being held in The Meadows Conference Center in Altoona, Iowa on January 30, 2013. Korin is co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security and has written several popular books such as “Energy Security Challenges for the 21st …
Gov. Branstad Chairs Governors’ Biofuels Coalition
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has been selected to become Chair of the Governor’s Biofuels Coalition (GBC) for 2013. Rick Schwarck, president of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, wrote a letter to Branstad, who will be speaking at their upcoming Summit, congratulating him. “Your leadership and willingness to serve as a great representative of Iowa has been instrumental in helping our …
Future Trends for Ag, Fuel
One of the key topics for discussion during the free, 7th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit and Trade Show being held in Altoona, Iowa on January 30, 2013 is future trends for U.S. agriculture and fuels. The “Market Outlook for 2013 and Beyond” panel will include Robert Gough, Director of Renewable Fuels for the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS), who …