Feb 10-11 Boise Conference to Feature Nationwide Cast of Experts

BOISE, ID -- As the Northwest struggles under a difficult economy, the region's premier clean energy conference has joined forces with one of the region's most important agricultural events to focus on bringing fresh revenue streams to rural communities. The combined 3rd Annual Harvesting Clean Energy Conference and the Idaho Ag Summit will provide Northwest agricultural and energy communities a forum for building new partnerships and the nuts-n-bolts instruction needed for the region to become a major clean energy producers.

At the conference, top elected officials including both of Idaho's U.S. Senators and its Governor will join federal energy and rural development officials, agriculture leaders, utilities and alternative energy experts and developers from around the nation February 10-11 in Boise, Idaho. This is the first time ever the two leading industry events have combined their efforts to allow their constituents to gain a practical and in-depth understanding of how agriculture and energy opportunities intertwine and can produce new revenue streams.

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Key regional and national agriculture and energy experts are available to discuss emerging renewable energy and agricultural partnerships in the Northwest, in conjunction with the 3rd Annual Harvesting Clean Energy Conference and the Idaho Ag Summit.

Contact Rhys Roth at Climate Solutions for additional information or to set up expert interviews and additional information: (360) 352-1763 or during event (360) 481-1353.

The two-day event will feature talks by leading elected officials including Idaho U.S. Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo (live via satellite), Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne, US Representative George Nethercutt (R-WA), and Montana Secretary of State Bob Brown, as well as U.S. Undersecretary for Rural Development Tom Dorr. Panels will give overviews of successful projects while workshops will provide in-depth consultations with experts on the nuts-and-bolts of getting projects built.

Four key opportunities will be examined during the conference: wind power, biofuels, anaerobic digesters, and on-farm energy production including renewable energy for irrigation power and stock watering, and geothermal heat for greenhouses and aquaculture. A trade show will feature the latest technologies and practical, hands-on information about agriculturally-based energy production.