Ethanol industry at crossroads as EPIC holds first meeting

BrownfieldNetwork.com
Thursday, June 5, 2008, 3:35 PM
by Peter Shinn

The first ever Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) annual meeting takes place Thursday and Friday at Omaha's Qwest Center. The event comes as the industry is fighting back against its critics and U.S. policy makers face serious questions about the future of government support for corn-based ethanol.

EPIC members include the nation's largest ethanol producers. And EPIC Executive Director Toni Nuernberg told Brownfield Wednesday the industry quickly banded together to counter a well-funded public relations campaign against the renewable fuel. But emphasized the ethanol industry is going to have to keep sticking together as it continues to grow.

"I'm just really excited about the future and the unity of the industry," Nuernberg said. "But it is very important that we remain unified and we continue to work together."

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