Carl V. Rush

Viridis Chemical LLC is a world-class manufacturer of renewable chemicals that are derived from agriculturally sourced feedstock. The company is based in Columbus, NE and is the only industrial-scale manufacturer of 100 percent biobased ethyl acetate in the area. The company is committed to the safe, environmentally sound, and economically viable conversion of bio-ethanol into circular, sustainable products that were previously derived from fossil fuel-based resources. Viridis Chemical offers a green, domestically sourced alternative to their customers' existing supply chain. Viridis Chemical is a member of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and holds international sustainability & carbon plus certification (ISCC Plus) for its manufacturing facility. The company was founded by Randy Whitaker and Carl V. Rush, and the CEO is Carl V. Rush.

Continuus Material Recovery LLC provides waste management services. It specializes in capturing and extracting the valuable materials discarded in waste streams to transform them into new high performance products. The company is headquartered in Kingwood, TX.

Harvest Power, Inc. develops, builds, owns, and operates facilities that produce renewable energy and compost from discarded organic materials. The company was founded by Nathan R. Gilliland, Paul C. Sellew, Jan P.E. Allen, A. Paul McMenemy, and Wayne H. Davis in 2008 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Enerkem, Inc. develops renewable biofuels and chemicals from waste. It is a gasification technology company specializing in converting low and negative value waste stream into liquid alcohols used for transportation fuels. The firm through the combination of a proprietary thermo chemical technology platform and community-based facilities addresses the oil dependence and waste disposal. The company was founded by Vincent Chornet and Esteban Chornet in 2000 and is headquartered in Montr?al, Canada.