Jeff Broin, founder, chairman, and CEO of POET led the growth of a small plant into the world’s largest producer of biofuels. POET designed, constructed and now operates 30 facilities located across 8 states, with a combined annual production capacity of 1.8 billion gallons of biofuels and 10 billion pounds of co-products that are marketed worldwide. POET is also pioneering cellulosic bioethanol at Project LIBERTY, one of the first plants of its kind. Broin has been a recognized innovator, entrepreneur, agriculturalist, business leader, philanthropist, spokesperson and national advocate for the biofuels industry on both the federal and state levels for 30 years.

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In 2020, the U.S. produced the least CO2 emissions from energy in nearly 40 years -- and petroleum accounted for 97% of transportation sector emissions. Use of low-carbon biofuels like bioethanol today could reduce these emissions by 46%. eia.gov/todayinenergy/…

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.@SenatorFischer in the @yorknewstimes → "Higher ethanol blends are also far better for the environment than traditional gasoline. Any plan to reduce emissions has to make ethanol part of the solution." yorknewstimes.com/opinion/more-c…

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