US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Speaks at APEC in Big Sky, Montana.

"Growing renewable energy industries, such as wind, solar and biofuels, are a critical part of catalyzing clean economic growth," said US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Wednesday in Big Sky, Montana.

Locke made his remarks at the Enhancing Competitiveness through Green Growth Forum. The meeting was organized by the APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group.

Locke said that over the next few decades, world economies will need to rebuild and reinvent virtually every industrial activity – from power generation and transportation to manufacturing and construction – to succeed in an energy environment that looks drastically different than the one we’ve grown used to.

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