Regional energy policies Sunday, July 30, 2006 The Southern States Energy board has released to report that explores the energy options for the nation's transportation. In the absence of a strong Federal energy policy, this report from 16 Southern states has generated some important debate. Read more. You can downloaad the report from this page. The report highlights what I see as an emerging trend: Multi-state regions will continue to develop their own economic development policies in order to compete in the global economy. We have already seen multi-state compacts develop policies toward global warming. Read more. Energy policy will be a logical next step. We will also see the emergence of regional sustainable development policies. This approach is already taken hold in the United Kingdom. Earlier this month, the UK government released to report on sustainable development in its regions. Read more. We are now starting to see regions in the U.S. embrace this approach. 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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