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Two U of M leaders to serve on the governor's Next Generation Energy board~ Initiative aimed at putting Minnesota at the forefront of determining the country's energy future ~
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 6/28/2007 ) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty today announced his appointments to the NextGen Energy Board, including two University of Minnesota leaders. This new board was proposed by Gov. Pawlenty as part of his Next Generation Energy Initiative that puts Minnesota at the front of states leading the way toward our nation's energy future. The NextGen Energy Board will provide recommendations to the legislature and the governor about how the state can most efficiently achieve energy independence through agriculture and natural resource sustainability. In order to achieve this goal, one of the board's primary duties is to examine the future of bio-fuels, such as synthetic gases, biobutanol, hydrogen, methanol, biodiesel and ethanol within Minnesota and to develop grant programs to assist renewable energy facilities throughout the state. The NextGen Energy Board consists of 19 members, including seven appointed by the governor. Those appointees are Robert Elde, John Frey, Tim Gerlach, Shalini Gupta, Rob King, Thom Petersen and Paul Stark. Elde, of Edina, is the dean of the University of Minnesota's College of Biological Sciences and the J. B. Johnston Land Grant Professor of Neuroscience in the department of neuroscience. He also chairs the executive committee of the Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment. Elde is appointed as a representative of the University of Minnesota. King, of Shoreview, is a professor and department head with the University of Minnesota's department of applied economics. He has conducted research on a range of issues related to farmer cooperative formation and management over the past 20 years. King is appointed as a representative of the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. "Renewable fuels and the next generation of energy are a big part of Minnesota's present and future, and these people will help us set a course that maximizes the benefits for our state's economy and environment," Pawlenty said. ---------- |
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