Information and Resources
Transportation Biofuels in the United States: An Update, by Dr. Ryan Stockwell, August 2009
Better Biofuels Can Heal Spent Croplands, by Loni Kemp, March 20, 2008
Reinvest in Minnesota – Clean Energy Program, Minnesota Project Fact Sheet, February 25, 2008
Farm Bill 2008: Biomass Energy Reserve Fact Sheet, February 19, 2008
Farming and Soil Carbon: A Partial Solution to the Global Warming Problem, 821kb pdf, October 2005
Renewable Energy from Farms: Building on the Principles of Sustainable Agriculture to Achieve Sustainable Energy, 111kb pdf. Report of the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (MSAWG), June 2002
Renewable Energy Expeditions
In 2006 and 2007, Will Steger toured farmer-owned renewable energy facilities across Southern Minnesota on a “renewable energy expedition”. These tours are the result of collaboration between the Minnesota Project and the Minnesota Natural Legacy Campaign. 2007 tour stops included: Farmers Union Industries Northland Biodiesel Plant in Redwood Falls; the Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company in Benson, MN; and the 27th Annual Farmfest in Redwood County.
Read more about the Will Steger Renewable Energy Expeditions!
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