The opportunity in renewables Wednesday, December 28, 2005 The news on renewables -- particularly biofuels -- is popping all around us. Here's a good article on renewable fuels in Minnesota. As one participant in the conference noted, "The future is going to be exciting. We're just starting to scratch the surface with renewables." Read more. In a recent speech to officials in Utah, former President Clinton urged his audience to take the initiative with renewable energy. In a speech earlier this month in Las Vegas, Clinton remarked, "If I were the economic development czar for America today or if I were in charge of economic planning for Las Vegas and Nevada today, I would start by making a complete and total commitment to a clean energy future because I think you can create more jobs there than anywhere else." Read more. (In response, a group of Nevada leaders have started a new company. Read more.) Pennsylvania Governor Rendell has suggested a new renewable energy strategy that he calls American Energy Harvest. Read more. And Indiana Governor Daniels commented at the opening of a new biofuels station in November: "There is no more important economic cylinder than agriculture, and there is no more important part of our agricultural strategy than renewable fuels. We are going to lead the nation in soy diesel." Read more. posted by Ed Morrison |		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. links Some Background on EDPro Weblog 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. So, spread the word...Share the knowledge. Tell a friend about EDPro Weblog. If you are using a news reader, here is the link to syndicate this site: Here's the link if you are a bloglines subscriber: Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking. Background on Ed Morrison Download some background information on me here.

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