Under the leadership of Governor Mitch Daniels and Lt. Governor Becky Skillman, Indiana’s biofuels industry has grown to national prominence in just one year. Indiana has gone from one ethanol plant to 12 new ethanol plants and four new biodiesel plants that will create 620 new jobs for Hoosier workers. In total, these new facilities will put at least $29.5 million into local farmer pockets and invest more than $1.47 billion in capital expenses.

Governor Daniels and Lt. Governor Skillman also use biofuels in the vehicles that transport them around the state. The Governor’s RV1 uses biodiesel. Lt. Governor Skillman rides in a flex-fuel Tahoe on loan to the state from General Motors. They encourage all Hoosiers to use biofuels because they are a renewable source of energy, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, provide cleaner air and create jobs for Indiana workers and new markets for Indiana farmers.