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Student delegates from across the Unites States participating in the Consortium for Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Education (CABLE) share their findings of food ingredients that are frequently made from petroleum. Biobased technologies are now producing Vanilin, Stevia, Xylitol, and Rosemary extract. These compounds are compared to their petroleum counterpart using the sustainability framework of people, profit, and planet.

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Reduced travel miles due to COVID-19 restrictions and a glut of cheap oil have adversely impacted the corn ethanol industry. North Dakota State University CABLE Delegate, Elysia Taniguchi and her mentor, Dr. David Ripplinger discuss these challenges with Ron Lamberty, Senior Vice-President for the American Coalition for Ethanol.

Learn about the many reasons why independent fuel stations use market ethanol in their gasoline products, various policy considerations to help grow the industry, and opportunities for export of this environmentally superior transportation fuel. This podcast is Elysia’s outreach project for the Consortium for Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Education.

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Dr. Jonathan Male, Director of the BioEnergy Technologies Office with the U.S. Department of Energy in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, joins host, Denny Hall, to talk about his passion for bioenergy and bioplastics, the circular bioeconomy, and a designer approach to plastic. In their discussion, Denny and Dr. Male talk about why sustainability is so important andhow young people can get involved to carry on the work that’s already being done.

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Steve Csonka, Executive Director for CAAFI, the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative, joins host, Denny Hall, to talk about alternative aviation fuels. If you’ve flown through LAX in the last couple years, chances are you’ve flown on a plane utilizing some amount of alternative fuels. Throughout the episode, Steve leads Denny through how alternative aviation fuels are already being integrated into the market and where the industry is headed.

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Dana Breed, Director of Applied Packaging Research, and Ben Jordan, Senior Director of Environmental Policy, join host, Denny Hall, to talk about what it’s like being the world’s largest user of bioplastics and the partnerships they’ve built that contribute to a more sustainable future.In their discussion, Dana and Ben talk about their advice for young people who are seeking career pathways in sustainability, the Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance, and what that little green leaf on the Dasani bottle means.

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A bit different than Biobased Radio’s usual 1-on-1 interviews, this episode contains the story of how a chance encounter led to the creation and development of a sustainable, soy-based shingle reviver. Host, Denny Hall, talks with Mike Feazel, CEO of RoofMaxx, Barry McGraw of the Ohio Soybean Council, and Ram Lalgudi, formerly of Battelle, about their roles in the creation of this soy-based success story.Mike Feazel had been in the roofing business for years when he felt the quality of shingles started to go downhill. In an attempt to combat that trend and prevent homeowners from replacing their roofs more often, Mike had a chance encounter that led him to working with Barry McGraw and Ram Lalgudi to create RoofMaxx.

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