Govs. Branstad and Nixon to lead Governors’ Biofuels Coalition

In Washington, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will serve as the 2015 vice chairman of the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition. Nixon would become chairman of the group in January 2016. Gov. Terry Branstad of Iowa will serve as chair in 2015. The 33-state bipartisan organization was founded more than 20 years ago to increase the use of ethanol based fuels, decrease the nation’s dependence on imported energy resources, improve the environment and stimulate the national economy.