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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the award of nearly $3 million in grants to 17 small businesses
and community groups to develop wood-to-energy projects that require engineering
services and will help expand regional economies and create new jobs.
"Biomass is a vital part of America's
clean energy future as we work to decrease our dependence on foreign oil,"
said Vilsack. "Projects like these will help grow regional economies,
create new jobs, and improve and protect our environment. We will need
architects and engineers to design these plants, skilled laborers to build them
and well-trained technicians to operate them."
