Vital® magazine

Ethanol is at the intersection of so many issues relevant to the U.S. and its politics: energy, the environment, national security, jobs and more. The issue has been addressed to some degree by each candidate as they campaign ahead of the Republican caucuses and primaries. Here’s what they’ve been saying.

This summer I was “elected” as the director of youth hockey in Lakeville, Minn. At the time, I ran unopposed. I viewed this as a resounding endorsement for my vision for the future of our early development program.

As a retired Vice Admiral, Navy pilot and fleet commander, I have seen firsthand how ensuring an uninterrupted flow of oil to the United States has tremendous costs and puts our men and women in uniform in harm’s way.

A partnership between southwest Minnesota farmers and POET has yielded a bumper crop of opportunities at the Bingham Lake biorefinery for nearly 15 years.

The farm-scale plant that started it all for the Broin family is still running strong in rural South Dakota.

Forty years after first volunteering for the Iowa National Guard, retired Brigadier General Gary Eischeid is now helping POET in the fight to reduce American dependence on foreign oil.

Ethanol industry leaders believe the future is bright, given the tools to compete on a level playing field with oil.

When I was the general manager of our first plant in Scotland, SD, I vividly remember making many trips to our state capitol in Pierre to lobby for the state ethanol producer payment.

Approaching biomass opportunities from a restoration perspective.

The ethanol story – and solution – every American must see.