Conference set on economics of renewable energy

George Sterzinger, executive director of the Washington D.C.

based Renewable Energy Policy Project ,will be the keynote speaker during the Nevada Conference on Economics and Energy Oct.

27 at the Elko Convention Center.

The conference will cover the potential of renewable energy and discuss the importance of wind, geothermal and solar energy in Nevada and its impact on economic diversification in the state's communities.

For registration information, call the Nevada Commission on Economic Development at 687-4325.