By Edited by Betsy H. Newman | November 4, 2008

Rural Connections November 2008

Rural Connections, the magazine of the Western Rural Development Center, is published to provide research-informed inspiration on timely research and activities by the West’s land-grant institutions and regional/national agencies as it relates to rural development issues in the region. Contributors include researchers, faculty, Extension researchers, specialists and agents, practitioners, and professionals from throughout the West with occasional contributions from outside the region.
 
IN THIS ISSUE: Freeways to Fuels; Wind Energy Development and Education in Northeastern Colorado; Evaluating Distributed Biodiesel Production; Renewable Energy from Woody Biomass: A California Perspective; The Western Pacific Connection: Convening Chiefs and Councils; A Future without Oil: Winning the Oil End Game; Exploring Ocean Wave Energy; Nuclear Energy and the West; Smart Power Alternative to Coal.