EPA Listening to GreenShift in Washington!

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)

–The goal of squeezing hundreds of millions of gallons of additional renewable fuel out of the corn-based ethanol production process is not only achievable, but inevitable, according to Rich Krablin, a vice president for Texas company Green Shift.

Krablin, who made his case this week for the efficiency and profitability of extracting unused corn oil to produce biodiesel to the Environmental Protection Agency, said the government was wrong to dismiss the product as unsubstantial.

The EPA, Krablin said, believes that only about 20% of ethanol plants will extract corn oil by the year 2022.

But that’s an estimate based on ignorance of new technology that makes the process much more efficient and profitable, he told a panel of government officials at a hearing on the EPA’s plan to implement Congress’ renewable fuel standard.

That got the attention of Paul Machiele, director of EPA’s Fuel Programs Center and one of the panelists at the two-day hearing this week. Michele said he wanted to know more and he wanted Krablin to provide him with data on the technology quickly.

See Rest of Article Here:
http://www.analystpalmoil.com/interview-corn-based-biodiesel-to-boost-fuel-farm-sector/

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WOW! this is the kind of news WE LOVE to read! Go Dr. Krablin!

SkunK Note: The confusion is this article about Greenshift being based in Texas may be based on (some?) of the EPA hearing are being held in Houston, Texas? That according to the next article byline and link.

Here is another article talking about other groups talking to the EPA in these hearings.
http://dtnethanolcenter.com/pivot.cfm?id=388&mid=80&pid=21

SkunK

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PS. For those not familiar with the many enormously qualified individuals in the management of Greenshift, the SkunK has a list of Bios on the right this here blog. Dr Krablin's bio off the web site.


As reported on Friday, Skunk Blog April 17, 2009 in http://greenshift-gers.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-news.html Dr. Krablin is listed as an "old employee with a new job".] Dr. Krablin was recently made a member of the Greenshift Board of Directors [First reported in the 2008 Annual Report]:

Richard Krablin, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Special Projects Dr. Krablin directs GreenShift’s environmental, health and safety programs and plays an integral role in GreenShift’s research and development activities and other special projects.

Prior to joining GreenShift, Dr. Krablin served as Senior Vice President of Environment, Health and Safety for Horsehead Industries, Inc., a leading zinc recycler. Dr. Krablin administered Horsehead’s compliance as it extracted zinc from electric arc furnace dust, a hazardous waste produced by the steel industry.

Prior to joining Horsehead, Dr. Krablin had a multi-tasked career with Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) where he directed the worldwide environmental affairs of the mining and mineral processing subsidiary and managed the legacies and Superfund sites of the former Anaconda Co. Dr. Krablin started his industry career with The Anaconda Co. in Montana.
Dr. Krablin has a Ph.D. and M.S. in physics from Drexel University in Philadelphia and a B.S. in physics from Lafayette College, and is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program for business leaders.