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“Introducing alternative fuels…can reduce our dependence on foreign oil, spur innovation and economic growth, and increase protection for our natural resources. Increasing the use, production and importation of ethanol blended gasoline is a practical and expedient measure to achieve these complementary goals.”
~ Governor Jeb Bush, State of Florida |
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Help Fuel The Future
Mission
Promote the usage of ethanol in the gasoline pools of
the Western Hemisphere
Main Objectives
The commission will serve to foster awareness of the
benefits of renewable fuels to economies throughout the
Americas. The commission will also contribute toward a
framework for a rationalized and viable regional
marketplace in ethanol, promoting the policy guidance
necessary to spur both foreign and domestic investment
in environmentally sound renewable fuel production and
infrastructure.
Leadership
The commission is co-chaired by:
Jeb Bush,
Former Governor of the State of Florida -
Roberto
Rodrigues, President of the Superior Council of
Agribusiness of Brazil & Former
Brazilian Minister of Agriculture
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Ambassador Luis Moreno, President of the
Inter-American Development Bank
Current Stakeholders include:
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Florida
FTAA, Inc. – Ambassador Chuck Cobb, Chairman; J.
Antonio Villamil,
Vice Chair; Brian C. Dean, Executive Director; Jorge
L. Arrizurieta, Dominique Virchaux, and Mario
Fernandez, Co-chairs, Ethanol Committee
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Empresa
Brasileira de Pesquisa Agrícola (EMBRAPA)
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Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP)
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Pólo
Nacional de Biocombustíveis / São Paulo University (USP)
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