Growth Energy is a new, proactive group committed to the promise of agriculture and growing America's economy through cleaner, greener energy. Growth Energy members recognize America needs a new ethanol approach. Through smart policy reform and a proactive grassroots campaign, Growth Energy promotes reducing greenhouse gas emissions, expanding the use of ethanol in gasoline, decreasing our dependence on foreign oil, and creating American jobs at home. Watch our video.
At this pivotal time in history, we joined together and created Growth Energy because:
- We believe ethanol is our nation's growth energy. It's renewable, realistic and clean-burning.
- We believe a strong biofuels industry will create American jobs and stimulate economic growth.
- We believe we can continue creating cleaner and greener fuels through 21st century technology and innovation.
- We believe biofuels will stimulate the growth of sustainable agriculture worldwide, providing crops for both food and fuel.
- We believe that an energy independent America is achievable and ethanol is the most important first step to making it a reality.
We believe in America, enhanced by ethanol.
Our Message
Ethanol is America's best renewable fuel, reliable and affordable now. It's high-tech, homegrown and on the verge of innovative breakthroughs that will make it even cleaner and greener for the long-term.
Ethanol is vital to achieving greater American energy independence. It is today's only viable and available fuel that can be substituted for gasoline. Unlike oil, ethanol is renewable - it will never run out. As science moves from making ethanol from corn to producing it from corn cobs and other plant materials, ethanol will continue to be a sustainable and effective energy solution for the world. America's dependence on foreign oil causes enormous problems for Americans every day - raising the prices on everything from gas to groceries and sending money and jobs overseas.
Ethanol is America's green growth energy solution to our foreign oil problem.
Our Board of Directors
Growth Energy is exceptionally pleased to announce our new Co-Chairman, General Wesley Clark. With his unsurpassed experience and insight added to the biofuels movement, four-star General and national Democratic leader Wesley Clark will help America take an important step closer to becoming energy independent. We are honored and excited to have him joining us. Read the press release here.
| Gen. Wesley Clark |
U.S. Army Retired |
| Jeff Broin |
POET, LLC |
| Congressman Jim Nussle |
Former U.S. Representative |
| Dave Vander Griend |
ICM, Inc. |
| Steve McNinch |
Western Plains Energy, LLC |
| Bruce Rastetter |
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC |
| Wayne Hoovestol |
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. |
| Bernie Punt |
Siouxland Energy & Livestock Cooperative |
| Gary Pestorious |
Pestorious, Inc. |
| Duane Nelson |
Case New Holland |
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| Greg Krissek |
Technical |
| Rob Skjonsberg |
Government Policy |
| Greg Breukelman |
Communications |
Our Member Plants
| Absolute Energy |
| Advanced Bio Energy – Fairmont |
| Badger State Ethanol |
| Big River Resources, LLC |
| Bonanza Bioenergy |
| Coskata |
| Front Range Energy LLC |
| Green Plains – Bluffton |
| Green Plains – Central City |
| Green Plains Obion, LLC |
| Green Plains – Ord |
| Green Plains – Shenandoah |
| Green Plains – Superior |
| Hawkeye Growth – Menlo |
| Hawkeye Growth – Shell Rock |
| Hawkeye Renewables – Fairbank |
| Hawkeye Renewables – Iowa Falls |
| Kansas Ethanol, LLC |
| LifeLine Foods, Inc. |
| Marquis Energy, LLC |
| POET Biorefining – Alexandria |
| POET Biorefining – Ashton |
| POET Biorefining – Big Stone |
| POET Biorefining – Bingham Lake |
| POET Biorefining – Caro |
| POET Biorefining – Chancellor |
| POET Biorefining – Coon Rapids |
| POET Biorefining – Corning |
| POET Biorefining – Emmetsburg |
| POET Biorefining – Fostoria |
| POET Biorefining – Glenville |
| POET Biorefining – Gowrie |
| POET Biorefining – Groton |
| POET Biorefining – Hanlontown |
| POET Biorefining – Hudson |
| POET Biorefining – Jewell |
| POET Biorefining – Laddonia |
| POET Biorefining – Lake Crystal |
| POET Biorefining – Leipsic |
| POET Biorefining – Macon |
| POET Biorefining – Marion |
| POET Biorefining – Mitchell |
| POET Biorefining – North Manchester |
| POET Biorefining – Preston |
| POET Biorefining – Portland |
| POET Research Center |
| Prairie Horizon Agri–Energy |
| Redfield Energy, LLC |
| Siouxland Energy & Livestock Coop |
| Sterling Ethanol |
| Western Plains Energy, LLC |
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