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The report, released by the , says Missourians spend more than $18 billion a year on natural gas for fuel for cars and and electricity to power homesand businesses. That comed to $3,000 in energy costs for each personjin Missouri, and most of thosre dollars leave the state becausee 84 percent of Missouri’s electricity is generatesd using coal, almost all of which is shippexd in from Wyoming, according to the report. Wind power 25 moderate-scale wind farms would provide thousands of construction 550 permanentconstruction $15 million in property tax revenue and $75 millioj in ongoing positive local economix impact in Missouri.
Biofuels Cellulosic ethanol, which is made from crop wastw andnonfood plants, could create thousandsz of jobs, hundreds of millions of dollars of economivc activity and $13,000 in annual gross income for the average Missour i corn farmer. Solid biomass — Replacintg 20 percent of Missouri’s coal usage with locallg grown biomass would create anestimated 11,000p jobs. Biogas — Biogas productionj from cattle waste would be profitablwe at more than200 large-scale livestock operations in 60 Missourio counties.
“Within Missouri’s borders are vast resourcesz of wind, land and water — all the ingredients neededs for Missouri to become a national leader in newenergh development, creating tens of thousands of good jobs and substantia new sources of income for farmers,” said Martih Cohen, the energy policyy analyst who authored the report. The Natural Resources Defensr Council is a national nonprofit organization of lawyers and environmental specialists dedicated to protectintg public health andthe