Friday, December 09, 2005
Pennsylvania's governor has outlined a plan to focus energy development on renewable resources. Read more. The broad plan calls for:
- Using regulations to require greater consumption of alternative fuels by utilities; - Using government purchasing to stimulate private investment in alternative fuel production and fuel-saving technologies; - Focusing existing subsidies to alternative fuel production.
While there is little chance that the federal government will act along these lines, we can expect to see more and more states and regions adopting their own energy strategies. Some states are already moving aggressively in alternative fuels. Pennsylvania and Indiana are good examples.
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The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
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Background on Ed Morrison
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A broad blueprint to push renewable fuels
