West Coast governments vow cooperation
This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 and is filed under Green Energy.
Politicians join forces to tackle climate change in an effort to stimulate economic growth
The governments of B.C., Washington, Oregon and California, vowed Friday to cooperate on a host of initiatives from promoting high-speed rail to developing renewable energy projects to tackle climate change in a way that will also boost the economy.
Noting that the climate isn’t contained by borders, and claiming so far it is states and provinces and not national governments that have taken concrete action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the state and provincial leaders said they plan to work together in what they have dubbed the Pacific Coast Collaborative.
“The main agenda here is not only to build our states and this whole [Pacific] rim, but also to inspire our federal governments to go in the same direction,” California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said before signing the two memorandums that representatives signed that promised cooperation.
Schwarzenegger, who will chair the group, said the state and provincial governments will need to work with their federal counterparts to bring about change on items such as cleaner fuel standards and developing renewable energy.
By Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun
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