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POET CEO to speak at Washington, D.C. forums


Jeff Broin will address opportunities for ethanol within a new Congress and Presidential administration


Wednesday, November 26, 2008


SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (November 26, 2008) – In two upcoming forums in Washington D.C., POET CEO Jeff Broin will discuss the potential for ethanol production amid changes in Congress and the new administration of President-elect Barack Obama.

Broin will join speakers including eight former U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture at the Food and Agriculture Policy Summit, sponsored by the Farm Journal and Farm Foundation, on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at the Westin Washington, D.C. City Center Hotel.

On Thursday, Dec. 4, Broin will participate in a session assessing the state of renewable fuel policy and determining a best-case policy scenario in a conference hosted by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) titled “Phase II of Renewable Energy in America: Recommendations to the next President and Congress.” Broin joins former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and former Director of Central Intelligence Jim Woolsey in that session.

There are a number of important ethanol policy issues facing the next Congress and Presidential administration. Among those is approval of higher blends of ethanol for use in standard vehicles. Current law caps the amount of ethanol for use in standard vehicles at 10 percent. If this does not change, the ethanol industry will not be able to meet production goals mandated in the Renewable Fuels Standard.


About POET
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world according to the Renewable Fuels Association, is an established leader in the biorefining industry through project development, design and construction, research and development, plant management, and marketing. The 20-year-old company currently operates 26 production facilities in the United States with five more in construction or under expansion. The company produces and markets more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually. For more information, go to http://www.poet.com.

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