Gov. Jim Doyle continued to push his bioenergy policy Thursday as he launched initiatives to stimulate growth in the state’s renewable fuels industry while addressing the problems of global warming.
In front of a crowd that filled the UW-Madison Engineering Center atrium, the governor signed orders to create the Office of Energy Independence and the Task Force on Global Warming. Doyle also said the state will participate in the Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System in cooperation with Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota and the Canadian province of Manitoba.