Renewable Fuels: The On-Deck Circle Versus The Batter's Box
Even with gasoline prices down from their highs of last year, renewable fuels are a hot item these days. Whether to reduce emissions, use domestic resources, create jobs, or keep costs under control, the reasons for shifting our vehicle fleet over to renewable fuels are compelling. But major questions remain. How soon can we shift the US fleet to renewable fuels and what will it cost? What about the mandates in EPACT 05 and EISA 07? Can these fuels perform as well as what we use now? What types of vehicles will be the “winners?” At the same time, there are very real industry bottlenecks, like fuel transportation and the development of sufficient refueling stations. Come hear one of the most well-known experts on renewable fuels make the case for the transition to a future where our fuels are predominantly renewable.
Whether you follow renewable fuels or not, we encourage you to forward this invitation to someone else who does. This is an opportunity to hear one of the real "top guns" in the field.
Thursday, April 16, 2009 from 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Farragut Center Building, 1725 Eye St., NW
Washington, DC 20006
Bob Dinneen is the President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), the national trade association for the US ethanol industry. As such, he is the ethanol industry’s lead lobbyist before the Congress and Administration. He joined the RFA in 1988 as Legislative Director and became President in July of 2001. In this capacity he led the association’s effort to build coalitions in order to provide for marketplace growth for the industry. Most recently, these coalitions have resulted in expanding the historic Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) to 36 billion gallons by 2022, as well as passage of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC). In 2008 he was named one of the top lobbyists by Washington, DC’s The Hill newspaper. He currently serves on the DOE/USDA Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee.
Mr. Dinneen has presented testimony before the Congress and Federal agencies on numerous occasions, and represented the ethanol industry’s interests at state, national and international forums. Prior to joining RFA, he worked on Capitol Hill for various Members of Congress and Congressional committees.
Mr. Dinneen graduated from the Catholic University of America with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.
To RSVP today, visit www.icfi.com/energybreakfast or call 703.934.3637
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