minnesota s commercial alternative energy industries production policies and local economies center for rural policy development seeking solutions greater future brendan jordan steven j taff ph d department of applied economics university 2005 the based in st peter minn is a private not profit research organization dedicated to benefiting by providing its makers with an unbiased evaluation issues from perspective dan reardon board chair otto bremer foundation colleen landkamer vice blue earth county commissioner robert bunger secretary treasurer hbh associates rep tony cornish house representatives richard davenport state mankato garfield eckberg farm bureau neil eckles valley communications louis hohlfeld mcknight james hoolihan blandin cynthia johnson farmers union kevin kelleher houston sandy layman iron range resources john macfarlane otter tail power company lois mack waterville allen olson eden prairie sherry ristau southwest sen leroy stumpf senate respects diversity opinion thought as such it solicits supports variety