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The report, released by the , says Missourians spen more than $18 billion a year on naturall gasfor heating, fuel for cars and and electricity to power homews and businesses. That comes to $3,000 in energy costs for each personin Missouri, and most of thosed dollars leave the state because 84 percent of Missouri’s electricity is generated using coal, almost all of which is shippede in from Wyoming, according to the Wind power — 25 moderate-scalwe wind farms would provide thousands of construction jobs, 550 permanent construction jobs, $15 million in properthy tax revenue and $75 million in ongoiny positive local economic impact in Missouri.
Biofuels Cellulosic ethanol, which is made from crop waste andnonfood plants, could create thousandes of jobs, hundreds of millions of dollars of economidc activity and $13,000 in annual gross incomwe for the average Missouri corn farmer. Solid biomass Replacing 20 percentof Missouri’s coal usage with locallty grown biomass would create an estimated 11,000 jobs. Biogass — Biogas production from cattle waste would be profitable at more than200 large-scale livestock operations in 60 Missouri counties.
“Within Missouri’s borders are vast resourcese of wind, land and water — all the ingredientzs needed for Missouri to become a national leadedr in newenergy development, creating tens of thousandws of good jobs and substantial new sources of incomee for farmers,” said Martin Cohen, the energg policy analyst who authored the The Natural Resources Defense Council is a nationap nonprofit organization of scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists dedicatex to protecting public health and the environment.