Yesterday we talked about how revolutions begin from the bottom up. But revolutions finally win when the government itself joins in:

http://www.clarkforkchronicle.com/article.php/20090924175931614

In Montana, a bill has been introduced to encourage public institutions to join the biomass revolution:

“The bill (H.R. 2170) would create a revolving loan fund to be used by public institutions, such as schools and hospitals, to cover the initial costs of converting to woody biomass for energy production. The institutions would be able to pay back the zero-interest loans with the savings in energy costs. The measure would also ensure the institutions receiving such loans use woody biomass for not less than 75 percent of their energy consumption.”

An incentive like this is an investment in the future. And it is another sign that tomorrow’s energy is already being produced today. And it’s called biomass.