Farm Energy » An American Success Story http://farmenergy.org Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:15:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 ELPC’s John Moore Interviewed on Policies that Encourage Wind Energy http://farmenergy.org/news/elpc%e2%80%99s-john-moore-interviewed-on-policies-that-encourage-wind-energy http://farmenergy.org/news/elpc%e2%80%99s-john-moore-interviewed-on-policies-that-encourage-wind-energy#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:12:35 +0000 pgray@elpc.org http://farmenergy.org/?p=2080 As many states are already learning, wind energy development presents a tremendous opportunity for economic growth. Environmental Law and Policy Center Senior Attorney John Moore says that’s especially true for the Midwest.

According to Moore, several government policies have helped spur the development of wind power in rural America. Listen to the interview on the Brian Allmer Radio Network (BARN).

]]> http://farmenergy.org/news/elpc%e2%80%99s-john-moore-interviewed-on-policies-that-encourage-wind-energy/feed 0 An American Success Story: The Farm Bill’s Clean Energy Programs http://farmenergy.org/american-success-story/an-american-success-story-the-farm-bills-clean-energy-programs http://farmenergy.org/american-success-story/an-american-success-story-the-farm-bills-clean-energy-programs#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:03:44 +0000 Mark http://farmenergy.org/?p=1064 This very popular ELPC report highlights some of the innovative projects that received funding through the 2002 Farm Bill’s Section 9006 Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency Program (now called REAP). The 2002 Farm Bill created programs to help farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses invest in wind power, biofuels, solar power, energy efficiency improvements and other clean energy technologies. These programs offer substantial grants and loan guarantees to jump-start clean energy projects.

Click here to download the full report dated January 2008  [pdf file], and visit here to read about the REAP success stories in the report and new stories added since the report’s publication.

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