Sept. 19, 2007: Governor Forms Energy Policy Committee

Governor Hoeven formed an energy policy committee to increase North Dakota's energy production and take better advantage of renewable energy.

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Governor Forms Energy Policy Committee
Associated Press
Sept. 19, 2007
http://www.in-forum.com/News/articles/178602

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A new energy policy committee will draft proposals on how to encourage the growth of North Dakota's efforts to produce more oil, coal-fired power and renewable fuels, Gov. John Hoeven said.

Shane Goettle, the director of North Dakota's Commerce Department, will be chairman of the 14-member committee. It will suggest bills for the 2009 Legislature and provide suggestions to North Dakota's congressional delegation about helpful changes in federal law, Goettle said.

"North Dakota is one of ... the few states where we have the opportunity to put together a multi-resource energy policy," Goettle said. "You look at Iowa, you've got renewable fuels. In other parts of the country, there is some oil and there's some coal. But in North Dakota ... we've got both coal and oil, as well as a whole variety of renewable fuels."