Biotechnology Recognized for contribution to renewable energy.
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BIO applauded President Barack Obama's recognition of contributions made by biotechnology to design of new biofuels and to agricultural productivity in the President's Climate Action Plan. BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood specifically thanked President Obama for recognizing biotechnology's positive role in addressing environmental concerns and said that BIO is encouraged by plan to use advanced biofuels to help reduce CO2 emissions in transportation sector.
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BIO Welcomes President Obama's Recognition of Biotechnology's Contribution to Renewable Energy
WASHINGTON -- The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today applauded President Barack Obama's recognition of the contribution that biotechnology makes to the design of new biofuels and to agricultural productivity in the President's Climate Action Plan.
“Biotechnology enables energy efficiency and use of renewable resources in manufacturing and fuels as well as increased productivity on our agricultural lands”
"Biotechnology enables energy efficiency and use of renewable resources in manufacturing and fuels as well as increased productivity on our agricultural lands," said BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood. "Using our nation's scientific leadership, we can leave our children a healthier economy and environment by using renewable fuels and chemicals, adopting cleaner manufacturing processes, and producing more food on each acre while reducing pesticide applications, and water and on-farm fuel use. In addition, we are encouraged by the president's plan to use advanced biofuels to help reduce CO2 emissions in the transportation sector. We thank President Obama for recognizing that biotechnology can play a positive role in addressing our shared environmental concerns."
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BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world. BIO produces BIOtechNOW, an online portal and monthly newsletter chronicling "innovations transforming our world." Subscribe to BIOtechNOW.
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