Press Releases

8/5/2009
New Study Shows Cars Running on Cellulosic E85 Have Lowest Carbon Emissions

WASHINGTON – Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, praised the new WorldAutoSteel study showing cellulosic E85 as the best fuel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to all other alternatives, including using hybrid technology or fuel cells. WorldAutoSteel released the study yesterday and it was developed under the leadership of Dr. Roland Geyer of the […]
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7/29/2009
Growth Energy Applauds Obama Administration for Its Continued Commitment to America’s Domestic E

WASHINGTON – Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, released the following statement today in response to the Obama administration's statement on the tariff on Brazilian ethanol. In the statement, the Obama administration said it had no plans to change the current policy. Tom Buis' statement is below: “We applaud the Obama administration for reinforcing its […]
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7/28/2009
Growth Energy Supports Grassley’s Call on Administration to Clarify Stance on U.S. Ethanol Tariff

WASHINGTON – Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, released the following statement in support of Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) who is calling for clarification of the Obama Administration’s stance on imported ethanol following a statement from Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., nominated to be Ambassador to Brazil. “I commend Senator Grassley for requesting clarification of the […]
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7/24/2009
Statement by Growth Energy on “The Affordable Food and Fuels for America Act”

WASHINGTON –Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, released the following statement regarding H.R. 3187, “The Affordable Food and Fuels for America Act,” introduced by Rep. Joseph Crowley on July 13, 2009 that would eliminate government investment in domestic renewable fuel production. “Once again, American ethanol producers and farmers are being blamed for higher food prices […]
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7/24/2009
Growth Energy Names Seasoned Hill, Media Veteran to Public Affairs Post

WASHINGTON – Tom Buis, Chief Executive Officer of Growth Energy, announced today that the renewable-energy advocacy group has named Christopher Thorne as the company’s Director of Public Affairs, responsible for message, strategic communications and media relations. “Chris knows the Hill. He knows how best to serve the needs of news reporters inside the Beltway as […]
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7/23/2009
Statement from Growth Energy on the Passing of Ray Katzen

WASHINGTON –Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, released the following statement in honor of Dr. Raphael “Ray” Katzen, who recently passed away at the age of 93. “I was saddened to learn of the passing of one of our industry’s founding fathers. Ray was an ethanol pioneer who brought the industry to life both domestically […]
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7/21/2009
Growth Energy Submits Comments to EPA on Green Jobs Waiver

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the last day of the Green Jobs Waiver public comment period, Growth Energy joined with tens of thousands of Americans in submitting formal comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in favor of increasing the amount of ethanol that can be blended with gasoline to 15 percent. Growth Energy submitted its […]
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7/21/2009
Statement from Growth Energy on the Passing of Kathy Bryan

WASHINGTON –Dave Vander Griend, Board Member of Growth Energy and President and CEO of ICM, Inc., released the following statement in honor of Kathy Bryan, who recently passed at the age of 63. “We mourn the loss of Kathy Bryan and express our heartfelt sympathies on the passing of this extraordinary pioneer, who for nearly […]
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7/14/2009
Growth Energy Applauds Bi-partisan Leadership by Senators Bingaman and Thune

WASHINGTON –Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, released the following statement regarding recent opinion pieces by Senators Jeff Bingaman and John Thune calling for swift action to address both the indirect land use change provisions and renewable biomass definitions contained in the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard. Senator Bingaman's opinion piece can be found here and […]
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7/13/2009
As Deadline Looms, Support for 15 Percent Ethanol Blend Builds

WASHINGTON – With one week remaining in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) public comment period on Growth Energy’s Green Jobs Waiver asking the EPA to allow gasoline blended with as much as 15 percent ethanol (E15), the support for higher blends of ethanol continues to build. Since February, President Obama, Administration officials, governors, Members […]

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