March 28, 2024

Kelley supports renewable fuels, green jobs

To the editor,

Dan Kelley understands the importance of green jobs. It’s a simple sentence. Newton went through a difficult transition and if you look at our tax base we desperately need the jobs that places like REG, Trinity and TPI have provided.

I was fortunate enough to work for REG and saw the importance of having an advocate for renewable fuels. Lobbyists for fossil fuels are around every corner. Advocates for biodiesel aren’t.  Biodiesel increases the value of every feedstock used to produce it. It gives truckers a job along with those working to produce it. Dan Kelley knew what an asset REG was for Newton and how important it is to have a supportive state legislature.

Dan Kelley understands the importance of livable wage jobs in Newton. Dan is running against a fine gentleman without a doubt, but I’ve seen first-hand Dan’s tireless efforts supporting those things he believes are good for the state of Iowa and specifically for Newton. That is one of the reasons I will be supporting him in November’s election.

A simple sentence doesn’t equal a simple task when it comes to putting the words into action. Dan has been and will be there for REG, the renewable fuels industry and all the sectors it creates value for.  The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association thought so much of his work they named him a 2014 Champion of Renewable Fuel. Without legislators like him these industries wouldn’t have survived past their infant stages to grow day by day into sustainable businesses. Thanks Dan for doing your part.

Bill Cobbs

Newton