John S. Russin, LSU AgCenter (2010)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs, Speech
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2010-07-26
Duration: 00:28:43
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Russin, John S. | Louisiana State University Agricultural Center | Energy | Agriculture | Biomass energy | Sugarcane | Louisiana Institute for Biofuels and Bioprocessing
Contributors:
- Russin, John S. Speaker
Description
A speech by John S. Russin before the Baton Rouge Press Club on July 26, 2010. Russin is the Associate Vice Chancellor of the LSU AgCenter. He discusses: the creation of the Louisiana Institute for Biofuels and Bioprocessing; the increasing worldwide interest in replacing fossil fuels with plant fuels; the role Louisiana can play in that shift; Louisiana’s sugar cane infrastructure; and the goals of the Biofuels Institute, including education and training, facilitating communication among scientists, policy makers, and industry leaders, and information dissemination.