WisBusiness.com
The push toward alternative fuels and reducing carbon emissions should be viewed as a huge opportunity for Wisconsin businesses to become national leaders in the new technology, Doyle said today.
Speaking before the Green Tier Advantage conference at Madison’s Monona Terrace, Doyle said the old dichotomy of industry vs. the environment no longer applies and the two should come together to help make Wisconsin a leader in the growing field.
Initiatives like carbon capture will require an infrastructure that can be a boon for Wisconsin manufacturers. Doyle also said he believes the state can take advantage of its research capabilities to be a leader in alternative fuels and said the states doing the best 15 to 20 years from now will be the ones creating their own energy.
Doyle likened the opportunity to Wisconsin’s position as a leader in stem cell research, adding the state’s farm fields, forest and research resources have it primed to be a player.
“I don’t think there’s a state in the country better positioned to be the leader,” Doyle said.
