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Oregon's focus on clean tech
by Ed Morrison. 
Posted in Public. Tagged with clean energy, clusters, strategy.
Oregon's governor is focusing on green jobs and sustainability. He sees green technology or clean technology as a useful organizing principle for the state's strategy.
Under this umbrella, the governor is including on a wide range of targets including green building, solar power, electric cars, and clean technology entrepreneurs. You can read more about his strategic thinking from this article.
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Michigan's Centers of Energy Excellence
by Ed Morrison.
Posted in Public. Tagged with clean energy, universities.
Earlier this month, Governor Granholm of Michigan signed legislation to create Centers of Energy Excellence.
The purpose of these centers is to bring together the assets of the business, universities and government to accelerate the development of alternative energy businesses. You can learn more about this initiative from this article.
Here's a summary of the legislation.
Tennessee starts to move on an energy policy
by Ed Morrison.
Posted in Public. Tagged with clean energy, policy.
Coming back from a meeting of the national Governors Association, Governor Phil Bredesen announced that Tennessee will start working on its own energy plan.
A common theme of conversations among the governors over the weekend was the need for large-scale alternative fuel production, Bredesen said.
