Gasoline emissions topic of Sept. 1 Science Cafe

David Hallberg

David Hallberg will speak about examining the public health threat of gasoline emissions in urban areas at the next Omaha Science Cafe to be held at 7 p.m., Sept. 1, at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St.

Hallberg has served as legislative director in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and was actively involved in drafting and enactment of much of the ethanol industry’s formative legislation from 1977 to 1981.

Hallberg then founded and served as president/CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association from 1981-1985. He was a member of the U.S. delegation to the G8 Forum on climate change in Shonan Village, Japan, in 2001.

An inventor, Hallberg acquired three U.S. patents for his work to produce renewable fuels and reduce carbon emissions through integrated processes. Appointed by former Nebraska Gov. Ben Nelson, he served as director of the Nebraska Ethanol Board from 1998-2010.

Hallberg has received two major awards from the American Coalition of Ethanol (ACE) — the Grassroots Award and the Merle Anderson Award, the ACE’s most prestigious honor.

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