Statement Release // 10.18.17 // Contact Ernie Shea,
410-252-7079
Oct. 18, 2017
25x’25 Partners Join in Today’s 5th Annual Bioenergy Day
"25x'25 Alliance partners are among the dozens of businesses, schools, government agencies and
advocacy organizations around the United States and Canada observing the Fifth Annual
Bioenergy Day today, staging events that recognize the economic and environmental benefits of
using organic materials – biomass – to produce heat, power and fuels," said Bart Ruth, alliance
chairman. "While aimed at educating local residents and stakeholders on bioenergy and how it
contributes locally to forest health and economic productivity, the message is also one that policy
makers at the local, state and federal levels need to hear to ensure bioenergy in all of its forms is
given the optimum opportunity to contribute to our nation's energy strategy.
"While strong efforts are underway to document the lower carbon benefits of sustainably
produced biomass, bioenergy still faces constant and self-serving criticism from fossil fuel
interests that are desperately seeking to hold on to their share of the market. The individuals and
groups out today are casting a very important spotlight on this import sector and the
contributions it makes to the nation's energy security and the economic benefits it provides to
rural America."
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25x'25 is a diverse alliance of agricultural, forestry, environmental, conservation and other organizations
and businesses that are working collaboratively to advance the goal of securing 25 percent of the
nation's energy needs from renewable sources by the year 2025. 25x'25 is led by an executive committee
composed of volunteer leaders. The 25x'25 goal has been endorsed by nearly 1,000 partners, 35 current
and former governors, 15 state legislatures and the U.S. Congress through The Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007. 25x'25 operates as a special project of Solutions from the Land, a not‐for‐profit
corporation dedicated to land based solutions to global challenges.