Angie on rural communities

Angie Paccione is in the Greeley Trib too, talking about farmers and ranchers and energy independence.

First, renewable energy improves America's security while putting dollars into farmer’s pockets. While special interests work to keep us dependent, farmers and ranchers feel firsthand the effects of our political and economic dependence on foreign oil from unstable regions. Production and transport costs affect their bottom line. To start, we need to keep more energy dollars local, through consistent support for small wind systems, wind farms, bio-fuels, solar, cellulose ethanol and the ability to sell surplus energy locally and regionally. Community energy independence makes America energy independent.