Ethanol critics, defenders plan dueling news conferences
December 04, 2013 | 10:02 AM
In the lead-up to the Environmental Protection Agency hearing Thursday on its proposal to lower the volumetric requirements for renewable fuels in 2014 under the Renewable Fuel Standard, two groups of ethanol critics and one group defending the standard have scheduled dueling news conferences today.
Edelman, the public relations firm, has organized a telephone news conference for a wide range of critics of the RFS. The news release noted that the groups will explain “their individual policy objectives as they seek to limit the various negative impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standard.”
The following are participants in that call:
The American Petroleum Institute and other groups have arranged a noon luncheon for reporters with the following participants:
In the afternoon, the Renewable Fuels Association has scheduled a telephone news conference with the following participants:
EPA is planning for a 12-hour hearing on Thursday with a series of panels, according to documents obtained by The Hagstrom Report.
Nearly two dozen representatives of the U.S. biodiesel industry are slated to testify that the proposed lower blending requirements pose “a threat to their businesses and surrounding communities,” the National Biodiesel Board said in a news release today.
Edelman, the public relations firm, has organized a telephone news conference for a wide range of critics of the RFS. The news release noted that the groups will explain “their individual policy objectives as they seek to limit the various negative impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standard.”
The following are participants in that call:
- Avery Ash, director of federal relations, American Automobile Association
- Katie Cambell, senior policy analyst, ActionAid
- Charles Drevna, president, American Fuels and Petrochemical Manufacturers
- Nicole Palya Wood, government affairs representative, Boat U.S.
- Marlo Lewis, senior fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute
- Scott Faber, vice president of government affairs, Environmental Working Group
- Mike Brown, president, National Chicken Council
- Scott Vinson, vice president, National Council of Chain Restaurants
- Joel Brandenberger, president and CEO, National Turkey Federation
- Nicole Vasilaros, director of regulatory and legal affairs, National Marine Manufacturers Association
- Kris Kiser, president and CEO, Outdoor Power Equipment Institute
The American Petroleum Institute and other groups have arranged a noon luncheon for reporters with the following participants:
- Jack Gerard, president and CEO, American Petroleum Institute
- Joel Brandenberger, president and CEO, Turkey Federation
- Mike Brown, president, National Chicken Council
- Greg Cohen, president and CEO, Highway Users Group
- Rob Green, executive director, National Council of Chain Restaurants
- Kris Kiser, president and CEO, Outdoor Power Equipment Institute
- Patrick O’Conner, NAFA Fleet Management
- Nicole Vasilaros, director of regulatory and legal affairs, National Marine
- Manufacturers Association
In the afternoon, the Renewable Fuels Association has scheduled a telephone news conference with the following participants:
- Gov. Terry Branstad, governor of Iowa
- Bob Dinneen, president and CEO, Renewable Fuels Association
- Matt Erickson, American Farm Bureau Federation
EPA is planning for a 12-hour hearing on Thursday with a series of panels, according to documents obtained by The Hagstrom Report.
Nearly two dozen representatives of the U.S. biodiesel industry are slated to testify that the proposed lower blending requirements pose “a threat to their businesses and surrounding communities,” the National Biodiesel Board said in a news release today.
