Is there a direct link between economic development and the development of renewable energy resources?
Adams: We ve had tunnel vision in the past as far as what can be done with trees–burn them or make paper. No one made a concerted effort to bring people together to talk about those issues, so this is a first step. The Department of Energy has been funding research for quite some time now; we re not starting absolutely from scratch. Columns: What are the urgencies that might propel the forest products industry to focus research and development on renewable energy? Adams: From cutting the tree to exporting it out of the state, the forest industry employs more than 100,000 people. But by using biomass to displace petroleum and fossil fuels, we have an environmental advantage. We re not adding CO2 to the inventory of carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere. I think that is as compelling as the economic reasons. Columns: But economic development is the primary motive. Adams: If you re going to be sustainable in this country–a capitalist system–it s got to be. You ve got to find a way t
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