Energy

Ethanol Production Impacts Transportation System

The NADO Research Foundation’s Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development has released this news issue brief which examines the regional and local transportation impacts of the ethanol fuels industry.
Released July 2007, 6 pages
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Turning Renewable Energy into an Economic Development Opportunity

This report looks at how rural and small metropolitan communities are developing and implementing renewable energy practices that are having significant impacts on their regions.
August 2007, 6 pages
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Getting Started in Regional Energy and Fuels Planning: Sharing the Land-of-Sky Experience

This report examines how the Land-of-Sky Regional Council in Asheville, North Carolina worked with its local governments and other partners to design a framework for a regional clean energy and alternative fuels planning and business development project. The report was…

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Pennsylvania’s Energy Partnership: Regional Approaches to Efficiency, Conservation and Innovation

This NADO report, released in August 2009, showcases the efforts of the state’s seven Local Development Districts, along with state and local partners (including Penn State University), to plan and implement new energy efficiency and conservation initiatives. The report also

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