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In time, Bundy said, wind-gener ated electricity will provide savings because its costs are decreasing rela tive to other energy costs. Nelson added that the use of renewable energy would reduce future environmental cleanup costs. Nelson also announced that a soy bean-based fuel additive will be added to the diesel fuel mixtures used in the state’s fleet of nearly 1,600 trucks and other vehicles. The addi tive, called SoyGold, will make up 1 percent of the mixture. The project is a joint venture of the Nebraska Department of Roads, the Nebraska Soybean Board, Ag Processing Inc., Farmland Industries and the Western Regional Biomass Energy Program. “This creates a win-win result for all the people of Nebraska,” said Paul Cammack, a maintenance engineer for the Nebraska Department of Roads. Nelson said the use of soybean based additives in state vehicles amounts to a “priming of the pump” for expanded use of renewable energy « If this js as successful as we hope ... it will be continued in the future ” Gov. Ben Nelson resources - and expanded markets for Nebraska soybean farmers. “If this is as successful as we hope, the hope is that it will be con tinued in the future,” Nelson said. In other news from Nelson’s press conference: ■ Nelson announced the forma tion of the Human Resources Investment Council, which met for the first time Wednesday. The council will study Nebraska’s labor shortage problem and make policy recommen dations to the governor and Legislature for promoting workforce attraction and retention. Nelson, whose proposals for encouraging more of the state’s top students to attend college in Nebraska and enter the state’s work force have failed in the Legislature each of the last two years, said the council could aid the passage of future proposals by sending clear sig nals about the nature and scope of the problem. “It’s no secret that workforce attraction and retention is one of the most important things we can do to meet the growing needs of employ ees,” Nelson said. ■ Nelson said he would decide next week whether to call a special session of the Legislature in the wake of his veto of LB 1175. He said he is still assessing the veto’s impact on schools as they plan their budgets for the coming year. Although Nelson supported the bulk of the bill’s provisions, including a renewal of the formula for state spe cial education funding and relief for very small school districts, he vetoed the bill because of a controversial amendment it contained. 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