Responding to Ethanol Emergencies - Are you Prepared?
Ethanol production, transportation, and use are increasing year after year. As this domestically grown fuel accounts for 10% of our country’s fuel supply, many first responders will be tasked with preparing for potential ethanol-related incidents for the first time. It is important that those responsible for safety in their communities are well-prepared and trained for responding to ethanol-related emergencies.
NEC Scholarship Recipient Essay Rises Above the Rest
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Renewable Fuels Foundation (RFF) believe it is important for students interested in the biofuels and renewable fuels industry to have an opportunity to explore what the industry has to offer them by meeting with and talking to experts and industry leaders at the National Ethanol Conference. This essay submitted by a scholarship recipient was among some of the outstanding applicants.
Posted in Education, National Ethanol Conference
Outstanding Essay from NEC Scholarship Recipient
For the third consecutive year, the RFA and RFF offered scholarships to students in higher education for a chance to receive a complementary registration at the 17th Annual National Ethanol Conference. Applicants were asked to explain how this scholarship will assist them in achieving their academic and/or career goals in 500 words or less. This year, two essays stood out above the rest.
Posted in Education, National Ethanol Conference
More Psuedo-Science and the Preposterous Claims of Anti-Ethanol Activists
A new pseudo-analysis published by the controversial and discredited Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons claims that biofuels expansion is increasing hunger and poverty-related health risks in developing nations. The four-page article was written by Indur Goklany, a long-time biofuels critic and contributor to the Cato Institute. Based on an ill-conceived and opaque method that misinterprets and misrepresents the findings of the World Bank and other researchers, the paper is nothing more than anti-farmer and anti-biofuel vitriol cloaked as real analysis. It simply can’t be taken seriously and it’s not at all surprising that the only publication that would ever consider publishing this piece would be the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Ethanol, Food, Research
Five Students Win Scholarship to Attend 2011 National Ethanol Conference
Five students were selected to receive a scholarship to attend the 2011 National Ethanol Conference (NEC) in Phoenix, Arizona, February 20-22, 2011. Each student is attending a U.S. institution of higher learning and enrolled in an approved ethanol-related program. These students will have the opportunity to explore what opportunities the ethanol industry has to offer by meeting and networking with industry experts.
Posted in Education, Ethanol, National Ethanol Conference
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