Governors’ Energy and Climate Coalition

May 21, 2009 -- Montpelier, Vt, – Vermont Governor Jim Douglas today reaffirmed Vermont’s role as a leading voice on national climate policy and a champion of energy consumers by signing on to the newly formed 30-state Governors’ Climate Coalition, which will work with Congress to find common ground for a comprehensive national energy strategy and climate change action.

The Governor, who takes over chairmanship of the National Governors Association in July, praised the gamut of states from across that country who signed on to the Coalition.    » read more »

Advocates for Active State-Federal Partnership

May 21, 2009 -- Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri today reaffirmed Rhode Island’s role as a leading voice on national climate policy and a champion of energy consumers by signing on to the newly formed 30-state Governors’ Energy and Climate Coalition, which will work with Congress to find common ground for a comprehensive national energy strategy and climate change action.    » read more »

Goals are to create thousands of new green jobs, reduce oil dependence

May 21, 2009 -- LANSING - Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today joined 29 other governors in pledging to work with Congress to pass federal climate change legislation.

The bipartisan group of governors signed a document supporting a comprehensive federal policy that addresses energy and climate change and a strong state-federal partnership in implementing new policies.    » read more »

Diverse group of state leaders call for federal cap on emissions, state-federal partnership to build clean energy economy

BOSTON – May 21, 2009 – Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today announced the formation of the Governors’ Energy and Climate Coalition, a bipartisan group of state chief executives from across the country, which has come together to promote a comprehensive federal policy on clean energy and climate change recognizing the key role states must play in creating the green economy of the future.

Governor Patrick is among the founding members of the coalition, which is united by two broad principles – a need for a comprehensive energy strategy on the national level and recognition of states as critical partners in carrying out that strategy.    » read more »