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| What if we could plant a seed and grow energy? We Can and We Are! October 2010 |
| LookingforE85inMiddleGeorgia?BesuretostopatDavisBioFuelsandfillupwithE85containingFUEL’sethanol.Davi sCosey,CEOandoneoftheownersofDavisOil,isalsoastockholderandcustomerofFUEL.DavisOilisafourthgeneratio nfamilyownedbusinessthatbegansellingFUELin1946.Asstatedonitswebsite,davisoilcompany.com,DavisOilreco gnizesthatoneofthemostimportantcharacteristicsofabusinessisitsabilitytoadapttochange.Holdingtruetoth isbelief,DavisOilestablisheditselfasaleaderintheindustryin2006byinstallingtheveryfirstE85pumpinGeorg ia.DavisOilnowoffersretailsalesofE85at5GeorgialocationsincludingByron,Perry,ViennaandWarnerRobins. |
| DennisBurnett,RenewableFuelsManagerforDavisOil,said,“WeareproudtopartnerwithFUELinordertofurnishourc ustomersaqualityproductthatisgrown,producedanddistributedinthestateofGeorgia.StopbyonyourwaytoAtlant atopurchaseyourE85aswellasE10atthefollowinglocations: |
| Fillers#16ShellFillers#21ShellFillers#24ShellFillers#28ChevronFillers#202ShellI75&Ga.2152601MoodyRd. I75&MarshallvilleRd.2390HoustonLakeRd.I75&Ga.Hwy49Vienna,GAWarnerRobins,GAPerry,GAPerry,GAByron,GA(e xit109)(exit135)(exit149)TofindanE85stationnearyou,gotoE85refueling.com |
| No beaches have been closed due to ethanol spills. Growth Energy ad campaign April 12, 2010 |
| BP’sDeepwaterHorizonExplosionApril20,2010GrowthEnergybeganthistvadcampaignpriortotheexplosionintheGu lfofMexico,makingitatragicyetinevitableprediction.Asnewscoverageoftheeventsubsides,wemustnotforgetth elongtermdamagethattheoilspillcreated.WeasAmericansmustdemandthatourlegislatorsrememberthiscatastrop heandinstitutepoliciestoprotectourenvironment,andsubsequently,oureconomyfromoilspills.Ethanolhelpsde creaseournation’sdependenceonoilwithoutharmingourenvironment. |
| EPA must approve E15 The Environmental Protection Agency is ex-pected to rule this fall on a fuel waiver request to allow ethanol blends to 15%. EPA expects to have DOE’s final testing results for E15 for 2007 and newer vehicles by the end of September with re-sults for 2001 to 2006 vehicles by November. It is crucial that EPA allow higher blend rates because our industry has met the blend wall, meaning we are blending all the ethanol that we can per the limitations of the 10% limit given re-duced demand for gasoline. According to a new comprehensive engineering analysis performed by Ricardo, Inc, an internation-ally recognized automobile engineering firm, mov-ing from 10% to 15% ethanol will mean little, if any, change on the performance of cars and light trucks manufactured between 1994-2000. This study concluded “that the adoption and use of E15 in the motor vehicle fleet from the studied model years should not adversely affect these vehicles or cause them to perform in sub-optimal manner when com-pared with their performance using the E10 blend that is currently available. |
| FUEL FACTS a publication of First United Ethanol, LLC for its investors |
| 2010SoutheastBioenergyConference |
| Murray Campbell,FUEL’sCEO,joinedlegislatorsandindustryexpertsinaddressingparticipantsofthe5thAnnualSo utheastBioenergyConferenceheldAugust35inTifton,Georgia.OnAugust4th,Mr.Campbellparticipatedinapresent ationanddiscussionentitledEthanol’sTraditionalBusinessModelMakesSense&CentsEitherWayYouSpellIt.Rep.S anfordBishopandRep.JackKingstonaddressedtheGeneralSessiononAugust3rd.CongressmanBishoptoutedFirstUni tedEthanol,LLCforitseffortsandrelateditssuccessesto“goodemployees,goodmanagementandusageoflocallygro wncorn.“Hedescribedthepushforrenewableenergyasvitallyimportantandpraisedthefarmers’role,saying,“Just likethefarmersthathavesavedourcountrywhenitcomestotheproductionoffoodandfiber,itwillbethefarmerwhowi llsaveourcountrywhenitcomestofuelandenergyindependence.“BishopdescribedtheearliereffortsofHenryFord, GeorgeWashingtonCarverandRudolphDiesel,whoallenvisionedvehiclesrunfromagbasedproducts.Mr.Bishopstate dthatthesepeoplewere“aheadoftheirtimeormaybetheywererightfortheirtime,butunfortunately,notenoughAmer icanswerelistening.“HequotedHenryFordassayingin1916that,“Alltheworldiswaitingforasubstituteforgasoli ne.Thedayisnotthatfardistantwhenforeverybarrelofgasoline,abarrelofalcoholmustbesubstituted.“Inrespon setothatquotefromFord,Mr.Bishopoffered,“Youhavetowonderwherewouldwebetodayandwherewouldwenotbe,ifweh adfollowedtheagriculturebasedfuelpaththatCarver,FordandDieselenvisionedseveralgenerationsago.“Congre ssmanJackKingstonalsoaddressedtheGeneralSessionandprovidedthefollowingstatistics:TheUnitedStateshas4 %oftheworld’spopulation,yetituses25%oftheworld’soilsupplythoughitonlyhas3%initsownreserves;TheU.S.im portsover60%ofitsoilfromunstablecountries;U.S.oilneedsareprojectedtoincreaseby40%overthenext20years. Rep.Kingstondiscussedtheimportanceofrenewablefuelstothecountry’snationalsecurity.Hesaidwemustcontinu eexploration,innovationandconservation.Heexplainedthatthefederalgovernmentisleadingbyexampleinconser vationefforts.AsprovidedbyKingston,theDept.ofDefensehasanannualbudgetof$523billion,notincludingtheco stofthewar,estimatedat$150billion.TheDept.ofDefenseconsumes20billiongallonsoffuelwhichaccountsfor80% ofthegovernment’sentirefuelbudget.KingstonsaidthatitcoststheDept.ofDefense$130millionforevery$1incre aseinthepriceofoil.TheDeptofDefensehassetgoalstohave25%ofitsenergyfromrenewableresourcesby2025and50% ofitsaviationfuelfrombiofuelby2016.Inaninterviewfollowinghisspeech,Rep.Kingstonstated,“Sixtypercento ftheoilweusetofightthewarinAfghanistanandIraqisforeignoilsoifweeverlostourfuelsupply,wewoulddieasaco untry.“ToseeCongressmanBishop’sandKingston’spresentationsintheirentirety,gotowww.firstunitedethanol. comunderEthanolInformation. |
| This newsletter contains forward-looking statements that involve future events, our future performance and our expected future operations and actions. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “future,” “intend,” “could,” “estimate,” “predict,” “hope,” “potential,” “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking state-ments are only our predictions and involve numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to those listed below and those business risks and factors described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Com-mission (“SEC”). Changes in federal and/or state laws (including the elimination of any federal and/or state ethanol tax incentives);Limitations and restrictions contained in the instruments and agreements governing our indebtedness;Our ability to generate sufficient liquidity to fund our operations, debt service requirements and capital expenditures; Changes in the availability of credit to support the level of liquidity necessary to implement our risk management activi-ties; Changes in general economic conditions or the occurrence of certain events causing an economic impact in the agriculture, oil or automobile industries; Difficulties or disruptions we may encounter during the initial operating period at our plant; Changes in the environmental regulations that apply to our plant site and operations; Changes in the availability and price of natural gas and corn, and the market for distillers grains; Changes in our business strategy, capital improvements or development plans; Overcapacity within the ethanol industry; Changes and advances in ethanol production technology; and Competition from alternative fuel additives. Our actual results or actions could and likely will differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the reasons described in this communication. We are not under any duty to update the forward-looking statements contained in this newsletter. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. We caution you not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication. You should read this newsletter with the understanding that our actual results may be materially different from what we currently expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these caution-ary statements. |
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