Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- November 27, 2007
Pennsylvania's energy independence can be a local issue (:49)
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Suggested Intro:
WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERING SPECIAL LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE THE STATE'S ENERGY INDEPENDENCE, A BIOFUELS EXPERT IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS COMMUNITIES MAY WANT TO LOOK INTO LOCAL OPTIONS. GARY ABDULLAH REPORTS:
Story:
(:10) WITH FOSSIL FUEL COSTS SOARING, STATE GOVERNMENT IS SCRAMBLING TO DEVELOP RENEWABLE ENERGY ALTERNATIVES. MEANWHILE, ONE EXPERT SAYS LOCAL COMMUNITIES CAN HAVE A HAND IN THEIR OWN ENERGY SITUATION.
(:10) AGRONOMIST GREG ROTH IS PENN STATE EXTENSION'S STATE PROGRAM LEADER FOR ENERGY, AND HE POINTS OUT THAT THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION NETWORK CAN HELP COMMUNITIES SORT OUT THEIR RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS:
Roth Actuality:
(:19) "ONE THING ABOUT PENNSYLVANIA - WE HAVE A LOT OF RURAL LAND OWNERS WHO ARE NOT NECESSARILY FARMERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN DOING SOMETHING THAT CAN EITHER CONSERVE OR GENERATE SOME SORT OF ENERGY. AND OUR EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE STATE CAN PLAY A KEY ROLE IN HELPING SORT OUT WHAT'S THE MOST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PRACTICE TO CONSIDER IN A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY."(:09) ROTH SAYS SEVERAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE ALREADY HARVESTING RENEWABLE-ENERGY RESOURCES TO RUN SMALL-SCALE HEATING AND POWER SYSTEMS. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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