NADO.org » Energy http://www.nado.org National Association of Development Organizations Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:14:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=167 Ethanol Production Impacts Transportation System http://www.nado.org/ethanol-production-impacts-transportation-system/ http://www.nado.org/ethanol-production-impacts-transportation-system/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:22:52 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2743 Ethanol ...]]> 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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]]> http://www.nado.org/ethanol-production-impacts-transportation-system/feed/ 0 Turning Renewable Energy into an Economic Development Opportunity http://www.nado.org/turning-renewable-energy-into-an-economic-development-opportunity/ http://www.nado.org/turning-renewable-energy-into-an-economic-development-opportunity/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:01:26 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2618 Turning Renewable Energy into an Economic Development ...]]> 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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]]> http://www.nado.org/turning-renewable-energy-into-an-economic-development-opportunity/feed/ 0 Getting Started in Regional Energy and Fuels Planning: Sharing the Land-of-Sky Experience http://www.nado.org/getting-started-in-regional-energy-and-fuels-planning-sharing-the-land-of-sky-experience/ http://www.nado.org/getting-started-in-regional-energy-and-fuels-planning-sharing-the-land-of-sky-experience/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:31:11 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2610 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 released in December 2007.

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]]> http://www.nado.org/getting-started-in-regional-energy-and-fuels-planning-sharing-the-land-of-sky-experience/feed/ 0 Pennsylvania’s Energy Partnership: Regional Approaches to Efficiency, Conservation and Innovation http://www.nado.org/pennsylvanias-energy-partnership-regional-approaches-to-efficiency-conservation-and-innovation/ http://www.nado.org/pennsylvanias-energy-partnership-regional-approaches-to-efficiency-conservation-and-innovation/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:33:22 +0000 Jonathan http://www.nado.org/?p=2596 ...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]]> 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 highlights work of the EDA-designated Regional Economic Development District Initiatives (REDDI) of South-Central Pennsylvania. Special thanks to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for support of NADO’s Center for Environmental Stewardship and Regional Development.

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