September 11, 2006

ISSUE 1132

BRONSON APPOINTED TO RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMITTEE

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson has been appointed to the Steering Committee of "25x'25," a bipartisan national organization committed to seeing that the nation's agricultural industry produces 25 percent of the country's energy needs by the year 2025.

"I am honored to be selected to help guide this important initiative, which is designed to reduce our nation's dependency on foreign oil and at the same time enable Florida growers and their counterparts across the country to produce fuel crops, which will provide another source of potential income to keep our farms and ranches in business," Bronson said.

The "25x'25" initiative has been embraced by numerous governors and state legislatures across the country, as well as by more than 200 businesses and organizations throughout the United States. It is committed to seeing that farmers, ranchers, forest landowners and related stakeholders work to advance new energy solutions from the nation's working lands.