Al Franken and Renewable Energy

Senator Al Franken was in Mankato today to talk about renewable energy.He met with officials at MSU's International Renewable Energy Technology Institute.Franken is pushing to expand the use of renewable energy in Minnesota and across the country.He says efforts made by MSU are essential to the process.Senator Al Franken says, "Using the university as a place to train people to do jobs to do high-value, value-added jobs. This is a huge part of our economic future, is going to be a transfer to a carbon technology to a new renewable energy technology."Franken is a strong advocate for renewable energy.