By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now
Wind energy officials, manufacturers and providers have gathered in the Windy City this week for WINDPOWER 2009, a conference expected to draw some 18,000 people.
Kicking it off on Tuesday, four governors from the Midwest along with the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission appeared at a news conference.
The presence of so much executive clout demonstrated just how important wind has become, rising from a small player on the energy scene merely a few years ago to becoming a leader in the movement for low-carbon, job-creating clean energy solutions.
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Green Governors Fight Climate Change From Coast To Coast
By Harriet Blake
The climate change bill may be stuck in Congress but green initiatives march on. From the coasts to the heartland, states are taking matters into their own hands with many governors leading the way.
Among the most prominent “Green Govs” today are Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and Democrat Deval Patrick of Massachusetts. [...]
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Tags: · Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Ritter, Charlie Crist, Deval Patrick, Edward Rendell, Governors, Green Initiatives, Jon Corzine, Kathleen Sebelius, States, Tim Pawlenty
