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Mission. The Wisconsin Biodiesel Association (WBA) is a membership trade
organization that promotes the commercial development, production,
marketing, distribution, and utilization of biodiesel and other
renewable biofuels.
Vision. Wisconsin biodiesel producers, marketers
and distributors will provide, through a network of readily accessible
retail outlets, biodiesel fuel that consistently meets recognized
quality standards so that all Wisconsin citizens benefit from the
economic returns, improved air quality and energy independence achieved
through use of renewable biodiesel fuels.
The Mission and Vision of WBA are realized
in the following strategic goals. The WBA:
- Serves as
a progressive trade organization that represents, promotes and supports
the business interests of Wisconsin’s growing commercial
biodiesel industry.
- Encourages
grassroots participation in its membership by joining in common support
for renewable biofuels as an effective means of promoting our
nation’s energy independence and domestic economy, and with
common appreciation of these alternative fuels for their benefit in
improving air quality and reducing impact on climate change.
- Supports
and will abide the creation of industry standards and regulations that
offer maximum assurance to the public of the safe production; the
quality; and the responsible utility of all biodiesel and other
renewable biofuels product made available for commercial distribution
and sale.
- Promotes the biodiesel industry, including actively and effectively
promoting all other renewable alternative biofuels products that
conforms to the objectives outlined above.
Reasons to Join.
- We’re Leaders! The
Wisconsin Biodiesel Association (WBA) was established in March of 2007.
Its progenitor – the “Biodiesel
Roundtable” – was created by the
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
(DATCP) and a small contingent of Wisconsin biofuels educators,
agribusiness interests, industry leaders and entrepreneurs. Its mission
was to offer a forum on increasing the availability, demand, capacity,
and viability of Wisconsin produced biodiesel.
- We’re
Focused and Effective! WBA
plays a leadership role as a trade organization representing and
promoting Wisconsin’s biodiesel industry. We focus on
biodiesel as
bioindustry and on renewable fuels’ contribution to rural
economic
development, sustainability, energy independence and environmental
health.
- We’re Inclusive! WBA‘s
Mission and Vision recognizes a broad base of stakeholders impacted by
commercial development, production, marketing, distribution, and use of
biodiesel and other renewable biofuels in Wisconsin. WBA creates
stakeholder alliances that include farm producers and biodiesel
manufacturers; commercial fuel distributors and end users;
environmentalists and industry. These interests work together to ensure
biodiesel supports Wisconsin’s pursuit of renewable fuels and
energy
independence.
- We’re involved! We are becoming the “go-to”
association representing biodiesel in Wisconsin. With assistance from
the Wisconsin Soybean Association, WBA assumed industry leadership regarding a promising biodiesel
legislative agenda for the biennial state budget. WBA also launched an
aggressive educational program to raise the awareness of biodiesel and
other alternative fuels. These legislative, educational and promotional
efforts will ensure Wisconsin consumers have access to quality,
renewable biofuels.
- You can join! Look over these web pages and learn how biodiesel can
help fuel Wisconsin’s bioindustry and our future. Then,
please visit our Membership page to join the Wisconsin Biodiesel Association. Help Wisconsin develop "Homegrown Fuel for a
Better Wisconsin." Contact us and sign up
today to help create a strong Wisconsin Biodiesel Association.
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