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Florida State University is bringing in experts from around the nation to discuss how energy development can create more jobs. They say research universities are key in jumpstarting technology fields in Florida. The FSU Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability (IESES) is hosting a two day symposium to discuss innovative development ideas. The main focus of symposium is creating business opportunities through cleaner energy and smarter development. Symposium Chairman Dave Cartes says the scientists will share their ideas with state lawmakers and look to have an impact on current legislation and policies.

“We have to follow the political agenda. It doesn’t give us any good vice to give advice in the direction that the politics is not necessarily going. You can budge the elephant just a little bit but you’re not going to push it across the river,” said Cartes.

The symposium will feather two state lawmakers; a Democrat and a Republican.