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Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ Human powered devices, equipment, and transport - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/2000/humanpower.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Ames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 12:54 PM Subject: EESI Briefing on Biobased Products, Earth Day, April 22 > Biobased Products: Back to the Future? > > Earth Day > Monday, April 22, 2002 > 1:30 - 3:00 p.m., 2318 Rayburn House Office Building > > > The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to an Earth > Day Congressional briefing exploring the world of biobased products. > Biobased products are derived from plant and animal materials, such as > agricultural commodities, crop residues, and wood product wastes. Before > petroleum came to dominate to market, the U.S. economy depended almost > entirely on biomass derived energy and building materials. Today, > enterprising entrepreneurs from around the country are challenging the > current paradigm, ushering in a new era where domestically produced biobased > products may again play a major role. > > EESI's briefing, held in conjunction with the U.S. Department of > Agriculture's Biobased and Renewable Energy Product Showcase (see below for > details), will feature biobased product manufacturers and marketers and > provide an overview of federal initiatives to promote biobased products. > The expert panel will include: > > * Ronald Buckhalt, U.S. Department of Agriculture > * Lloyd Ritter, Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee > * Peter Nelson, President, AgroTech Communications > * Kim Kristoff, President, GEMTEK Products > * Boris A. Miksic, President, Cortec Corporation > > Essentially any product that can be derived from petroleum can also be > produced from biomass, including industrial chemicals, cleaning products, > paints and stains, lubricants, plastics, packaging materials, transportation > fuels, adhesives, and insulation, to name a few. These products have a > track record of comparable or superior performance to their petroleum > counterparts. Biobased products are also environmentally sustainable as they > are produced from renewable biomass, lessen our dependence on foreign oil, > and reduce or eliminate the use of toxic substances harmful to human health > and the environment. > > As petroleum is processed in refineries to produce fuels, chemicals, and > other co-products, so too can biomass be processed in "biorefineries," > producing energy, fuels, and a variety of marketable biobased products in > the same facility, taking advantage of synergies of production. These new > facilities can provide a needed boost to the rural economy, creating new > jobs in rural communities and providing new markets for farm commodities and > residues. > > This briefing is open to the public and reservations are not required. For > more information, please contact Jeremy Ames of EESI at 202-662-1892 or > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more information on EESI visit www.eesi.org. > > ******************************************* > > USDA Biobased & Renewable Energy Product Showcase > > April 22, 2002, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM > > Patio of the Jamie L. Whitten Building > 12th and Jefferson Drive SW > > The showcase will be a great opportunity to learn about biobased products > and will feature leaders in the biobased product manufacturing industry and > their products. Deputy Secretary James Moseley will speak at 10:00 AM. > ******************************************* > > > Please reply to this email to be removed from EESI's distribution list, or > to update your email address. > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/orkH0C/n97DAA/ySSFAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
