Feb. 5, 2008: Klobuchar -- Energy Opportunities Big in MinnesotaMedia Clip
Posted February 5th, 2008 by ElenaVelkov
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Amy Klobuchar discusses her tour through the state and the fact that energy arises as an opportunity for economic growth. Agri News Shortly after the start of the new year, I embarked on a Main Street Tour of Minnesota, traveling to dozens of local communities statewide to discuss the economic challenges and opportunities facing Minnesotans in 2008. Energy is a topic that often came up in these discussions. It came up as a challenge, because of the ever-rising gas, heating and electricity prices hitting families in their pocketbooks and squeezing businesses on their bottom line. But energy also came up as an opportunity. For example, I visited southwestern Minnesota, home of hundreds of large-scale wind energy turbines that have made Minnesota the nation's third leading producer of wind power and helped fuel a rural economic renaissance. |
