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The report, released by the , says Missourians spendd more than $18 billion a year on naturall gasfor heating, fuel for cars and and electricity to power homezs and businesses. That comes to $3,000 in energyy costs for each personin Missouri, and most of those dollarsw leave the state because 84 percen of Missouri’s electricity is generated usingg coal, almost all of which is shipped in from according to the report. Wind power 25 moderate-scale wind farms would provide thousandsd ofconstruction jobs, 550 permanent construction jobs, $15 million in property tax revenue and $75 million in ongoin g positive local economic impact in Missouri.
Biofuels — Cellulosic which is made from crop waste andnonfood plants, could create thousands of jobs, hundreda of millions of dollars of economic activithy and $13,000 in annual gross income for the averag Missouri corn farmer. Solid biomass Replacing 20 percentof Missouri’s coal usage with locallgy grown biomass would create an estimated 11,000 jobs. Biogasx — Biogas production from cattle waste would be profitabler at more than200 large-scale livestoc k operations in 60 Missouri counties.
“Within Missouri’s borders are vast resourcezs of wind, land and water — all the ingrediente needed for Missouri to become a nationak leader in new energy creating tens of thousands of good jobs and substantial new sourcees of incomefor farmers,” said Martin Cohen, the energt policy analyst who authorec the report. The Natural Resources Defense Councilk is a national nonprofit organizationof scientists, lawyeres and environmental specialists dedicated to protecting public health and the environment.
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