Goldmark to address conference in Kennewick
Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark will make the introductory remarks Tuesday morning (Feb. 9) at the 10th Annual Harvesting Clean Energy Conference in Kennewick.
The conference begins Sunday with a keynote address by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell and a forum on clean energy development featuring Cantwell and U.S. Representative Jay Inslee. The conference’s agenda also includes in-depth learning tracks for landowners, farmers, rural planners and others interested in wind power, solar technologies, geothermal, small hydro, biomass and biofuels. Science, policy and financial experts will discuss the renewable energy industry, energy efficiency trends and their impact on workforce development in the Northwest.
Last month, Goldmark announced DNR’s first pilot projects in his Biomass Initiative that will supply woody biomass, such as slash from timber harvests, from state trust lands to selected bio-energy startups in the state.
