A Senate Ag Subcommittee hearing today highlighted opportunities for renewable energy to spur economic growth in rural communities.
US Senator Tina Smith is chair of the Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee.
“Renewable energy is rural energy, and the clean energy transition is the cornerstone to building and sustaining economic vitality in rural communities,” she says. “Renewable energy programs are already sparking economic growth across the country.”
The Minnesota Democrat uses a national low carbon fuel standard and the development and expanded use of biofuels as examples.
