Climate change, clean energy and rural development
The use of renewable energy reduces our reliance on fossil fuels, the main source of greenhouse gas emissions. Rural areas play an important role in the development of renewable energy resources. A growing number of rural landowners are leasing their land for wind farms. Farmers grow crops such as corn and soybeans for the production of ethanol and other alternative fuels.
To find out more about what the WSU Energy Program is doing in the areas of solar, wind, geothermal, bioenergy and ocean wave energy, choose Renewables from the left-hand column.
Other Pacific Northwest resources:
Climate Friendly Farming is a five-year research and demonstration project managed by the WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources. The project focuses on dairy farming, irrigated crop farming, and dryland grain farming. Researches will assess the impact of these three types of farming on global warming, and develop and analyze strategies for mitigation.
The Agriculture Newsbriefs Listserv is a free, monthly news service that highlights agricultural news, events and resources, hosted by the WSU Energy Program. Click on the listserv link to find out how to subscribe.
Agriculture Matters is a bibliography of current print and on-line publications focused on energy-related farming and ranching practices in the West. The bibliography is an on-going project of the WSU Energy Program library.
Harvesting Clean Energy is a website maintained by the Olympia, WA-based nonprofit Climate Solutions. The site is aimed at promoting awareness about renewable energy among rural landowners.
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These pages are produced by the WSU Extension Energy Program Library staff with financial support provided by the Washington Department of Community Trade and Economic Development from the US Department of Energy State Energy Program funds.
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Contact
WSU Extension Energy Program
905 Plum Street SE
Olympia, WA 98504-3165
Phone: (360) 956-2000
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