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 November 20, 2009The Honorable Steven ChuSecretaryU.S. Department of Energy1000 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, D.C. 20585The Honorable Tom Vilsack SecretaryU.S. Department of Agriculture1400 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, D.C. 20250The Honorable Lisa JacksonAdministrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 20460Dear Secretary Chu, Secretary Vilsack, and Administrator Jackson:On behalf of the nearly 1 million individuals and employees represented by members of theAmerican Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), the nation’s largest grassroots biofuels advocacyorganization, I write to express our appreciation for President Obama’s unwavering support for ethanol and other biofuels as embodied in his May 5, 2009, Presidential Biofuels Directive. Thishistorical directive established a Biofuels Interagency Working Group to be co-chaired by each of you, and that would coordinate with the National Science and Technology Council’s BiomassResearch and Development Board. Three of the priorities the President directed that the WorkingGroup address include:
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Developing the nation’s first comprehensive biofuel market development program;
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Coordinating infrastructure policies for biofuels; and
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Identifying new policy options to promote the environmental sustainability of biofuelsPresident Obama followed his directive by writing the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition (GBC), acoalition of 36 U.S. governors committed to increased production and use of biofuels, on May 27,2009, thanking them for their efforts and leadership in promoting a strong future for biofuels. Inthat letter, he noted the governors’ helpful role in the development of the directive, and welcomedthe GBC’s support in implementing it.
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