Next week, right after Memorial Day, Missouri’s senior U.S. senator — Republican Christopher “Kit” Bond — will travel the state to spotlight “the need for common-sense solutions to our nation’s energy problem.”

 Here’s the schedule:

   Tuesday, May 27, 2008

            12:00 PM CDT – Claycomo, MO

            Ford Motor Company - Hybrids

            8121 NE US 69 Highway

            2:30 PM CDT – Springfield, MO 

            City Utilities Southwest Power Plant – Clean Energy

            5050 W. Farm Road 164

            4:30 PM CDT – Joplin, MO

            Tri-State Motor Transit – Diesel Fuel Cost

            8141 East 7th Street

            Wednesday, May 28, 2008

            10:00 AM CDT – Poplar Bluff, MO

            Ozark Foothills Regional Planning – Forest Biomass

            3019 Fair Street

            12:30 PM CDT – St. Louis, MO

            Danforth Center – Cutting-Edge Research/New Generation Energy Production

            975 Warson Road

            3:00 PM CDT – Palmyra, MO

            Rocket Plaza (Ayerco) – Fuel Cost

            7233 Highway 36, Palmyra