10/26/2020
Growth Energy Urges EPA to Provide Immediate Credit to Automakers to Produce Flex-Fuel Vehicles

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Growth Energy submitted comments on a notice from the Environmental Protection Agency that sets a weighting factor (F-factor) for flexible fuel vehicles for model year 2020 and would affect how the agency determines the F-factor for flexible fuel vehicles for model years 2021 and later. “Recent trends in government and private investment in biofuels infrastructure […]

9/17/2020
Growth Energy Rallies Biofuel Champions at D.C. Summit

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Advocates and experts have virtually converged in Washington, D.C. this week for Growth Energy’s annual Biofuels Summit to advocate for biofuels in our nation’s capital. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor kicked off this year’s all-virtual event with opening remarks and a fireside chat on industry priorities with Growth Energy Chairman of the […]

9/4/2020
Ernst tours POET Biorefining-Hanlontown

7/29/2020
Conversations with Biofuels Champions, feat. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.)

This week in our “Conversations with Biofuels Champions” summer video series, our CEO Emily Skor visited with one of our top champs in the House of Representatives: U.S. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos of Illinois. Born in Springfield, Illinois, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos comes from a long line of farmers and teachers and a deep appreciation for being […]

7/22/2020
Conversations with Biofuels Champions, feat. Congressman Roger Marshall (R-Kan.)

This week in our “Conversations with Biofuel Champions” summer video series, our CEO Emily Skor visited with one of our top champs in the House of Representatives: U.S. Congressman Roger Marshall of Kansas. Dr. Roger Marshall, congressman for Kansas’ First District, is a fifth generation farm kid who grew up in Butler County, Kansas. After […]

7/15/2020
Conversations with Biofuel Champions, feat. Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa)

This week in our “Conversations with Biofuel Champions” summer video series, our CEO Emily Skor had the opportunity to visit with one of our newest biofuel champions: U.S. Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer of Iowa. Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer was elected in 2018 to represent Iowa’s First Congressional District. As Finkenauer tells Skor, she wanted to serve in […]

7/8/2020
Growth Energy Urges EPA to Examine Real-World Data on Ethanol’s Air Quality Benefits

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Growth Energy submitted comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “anti-backsliding” report on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The draft study, required by the Clean Air Act and released in May 2020 as part of a consent decree reached in February 2019, omitted critical data on the environmental advantages of […]

7/8/2020
Conversations with Biofuel Champions, feat. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)

Ahead of our annual Biofuels Summit, we are excited to launch our summer video series, “Conversations with Biofuel Champions“! This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for you to hear from some of our top champions in Congress – both Republican and Democrat – about the work they are doing on behalf of our industry. We’re kicking […]

7/2/2020
Growth Energy Welcomes House Opposition to Retroactive Biofuel Exemptions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor today welcomed a letter from 32 House lawmakers calling on the White House to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject retroactive oil industry exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “Rural communities are done playing regulatory games with the oil industry,” said Emily Skor. “We’ve […]

6/29/2020
Growth Energy Cheers Governors’ Biofuels Coalition Opposition to Gap Year Exemptions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor today thanked the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition, which issued a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing retroactive small refinery exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The governors noted, “Approving prior-year SREs in this manner ignores the court’s decision and congressional intent and will severely […]