NBB strengthens presence in California with new West Coast office. (2019). Retrieved 18
November 2019, from https://biofuels-news.com/news/nbb-strengths-presence-in-
california-with-new-west-coast-office/

 

The National Biodiesel Board has opened up an office in California. The Board is an association that aims to promote sustainable biofuel industry growth. The new office in California is located in Sacramento, and will be run by Floyd Vergara who has 32 years of environmentally related work under his belt already. He had previously worked at the California Air Resources Brand which aims to promote cleaner resource use as to reduce air pollution in California.

 

This article relates to environmental science as it includes economics with the businesses and associations involved, and the sustainability and pollution issues in environmental advocacy. I think it is great that the association is moving to California, especially in Sacramento, which is so close to Silicon Valley. Since Silicon Valley produces so much or at least influences a lot of production, having an environmentally conscious board in close enough proximity to try to regulate pollution and implement the use of biofuels in an environmentally forward area is a step in the right direction. Also, California tends to lead to way in a lot of progress, so if the Board helps us to use more biofuels, or develop them in a more efficient way, the rest of the nation would follow.