New Group To Promote Energy Projects In Miss.

TIMOTHY R. BROWN

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Tennessee Valley Authority Chairman Glenn McCullough Jr. is heading up a new nonprofit group that he says will search out promising green energy projects in Mississippi and help them navigate bureaucratic red tape.

McCullough said the key to avoiding bureaucracy and needless debate is to educate state leaders and the public on "sound, sensible energy policy."

The group of energy, business, community and academic leaders announced the formation of Advance Mississippi this week. McCullough, a former Tupelo mayor who headed TVA for six years, will serve as its chairman. ...