Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- August 14, 2007
Renewable energy initiative touted at Ag Progress Days (:54)
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Suggested Intro:
A NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO GET 25 PERCENT OF THE NATION'S ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES BY THE YEAR 2025 IS AMONG THE ENERGY-RELATED TOPICS BEING DISCUSSED AT PENN STATE'S AG PROGRESS DAYS THIS YEAR. CHUCK GILL HAS DETAILS:
Story:
(:10) A MAJOR FOCUS OF PENN STATE'S AG PROGRESS DAYS THIS YEAR IS RENEWABLE ENERGY. VISITORS ARE LEARNING ABOUT CELLULOSIC ETHANOL, SOY-BASED BIODIESEL, BIOGAS, AND WIND AND SOLAR POWER.
(:13) ALL THESE TECHNOLOGIES WILL COME INTO PLAY IF THE COUNTRY IS TO GET 25 PERCENT OF ITS ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES BY THE YEAR 2025. THAT'S THE GOAL OF THE 25 X '25 INITIATIVE. ALLEN RIDER IS ON THE GROUP'S NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE:
Rider Actuality:
(:18) "THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY NUMBER ONE TO REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN IMPORTS AND ENHANCE OUR NATIONAL SECURITY. IT DOES HAVE A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO THIS COUNTRY. IT'S A $700 BILLION A YEAR INDUSTRY WITH OVER FIVE MILLION JOBS, MOST OF WHICH ARE IN RURAL AMERICA. AND WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN ENHANCE THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE LIVE."(:10) RIDER SAYS TODAY, ABOUT 7 PERCENT OF OUR ENERGY COMES FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES, AND THE GOAL IS TO INCREASE THAT BY ABOUT ONE PERCENT PER YEAR. FROM AG PROGRESS DAYS IN ROCK SPRINGS, I'M CHUCK GILL.
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