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July
30, 2009
By Dana
Jones
There's tremendous opportunity in
the creation of biofuels. And the opportunity isn't some abstract, hopeful
future as some might portray. It's a real tangible opportunity that is bankable
for Florida and Florida businesses.
Can your business be part of what is about to happen? You need to find
out.
On Wednesday, the Florida Biofuels Association, in association with the
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Office of
Energy and Climate Change, and the Florida Office of Tourism, Trade and
Economic Development, held a strategic meeting to jump-start the Florida
biofuels industry. Leaders and experts talked about the opportunities and
obstacles, the ways to win and the things that need to change to make it all
work, like centralizing initiatives between public and private enterprises.
Florida has incredible environmental and economic potential. Our strong
agricultural industry has feedstock and byproducts that can fuel our
alternatives. This industry will create more jobs, better jobs and green jobs.
Better still, with homegrown biofuels we can lower costs, reduce harmful
emissions and keep money in the state that would otherwise be invested
elsewhere. Florida businesses would be stimulated, revived and offered a great
opportunity to become leaders in the transition to alternative fuels.
Florida businesses, investors and entrepreneurs interested in biofuels
need to get educated on the potential of this emerging industry. Why? Because
biofuels are clean, less costly and can revolutionize Florida business in a
real way.
The strategic meeting will inspire change and push Florida to stop
talking and start doing.
To learn more about the Florida BioFuels Association, visit www.flbiofuels.org.
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