[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 129 (Friday, October 4, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9980-S9981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING BILL HOLMBERG FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENERGY AND THE 
                              ENVIRONMENT

 Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, today it is my 
privilege to share with my colleagues the accomplishments of a 
distinguished citizen and entrepreneur, Mr. William C. Holmberg.
  Mr. Holmberg, a former member of my staff, has recently been 
appointed to the New Uses Council. Founded in 1990, the council is 
dedicated to expanding the development and commercialization of new 
industrial, energy, and nonfood consumer uses of renewable 
agricultural, forestry, livestock, and marine products. I am certain 
that Mr. Holmberg will provide exceptional leadership and ingenuity in 
his new post.
  I am also pleased to share that Mr. Holmberg has been awarded the 
Department of Energy's 2002 Biomass Energy Program Distinguished 
Service Award. This annual award is presented to individuals 
exemplifying superior achievement in establishing, promoting, and 
implementing projects that exhibit the efficient use of biomass energy 
resources and technologies.
  In pursuit of developing renewable resources, Mr. Holmberg 
established Global Biorefineries, Inc., a nonprofit organization 
dedicated to the development of sustainable bioenergy initiatives. 
Since its inception, Global Biorefineries has promoted the production 
of renewable domestic fuels to advance our Nation toward energy 
independence.
  As these examples illustrate, Mr. Holmberg's dedicated to the 
creation of

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efficient alternative energy sources is essential in developing a plan 
for our Nation's environmental and energy future. His tireless effort 
to ensure the promotion of renewable agricultural products has helped 
our country's environmental conservation efforts, and Mr. Holmberg's 
commitment to solving our Nation's energy challenges will ensure that 
new and innovative resources and technologies will continue to 
flourish.

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