December 10th, 2008
Well, according to The Onion he is (”Supreme Court overturns Bush v. Gore“).
Actually, lost amid the governor’s delicious scandal Tuesday is the meeting between Al Gore and Barack Obama.
While environment and energy posts are expected to be filled soon by our next president, Gore is not expected to be named. But he has “the ear” of Obama.
“We have the opportunity now to create jobs all across this country in all 50 states to repower America,” Obama said at a news conference after the meeting. “To redesign how we use energy and think about how we are increasing efficiency to make our economy stronger, make us more safe, reduce our dependence on foreign oil.”
November 20th, 2008
You might not have noticed that our governor, who made headlines this week seeking extraordinary budget powers, was in California this week convening a Governors’ Global Climate Summit, co-hosted by Green Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Above, seen together in 2007.)
On Wednesday, Rod Blagojevich and 11 other state leaders pledged to work together to seek global warming solutions.
According to a press release I got (which is not yet on Blago’s site), the governors joined world leaders agreeing to, among other things:
* Achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions.
* Scale up investments in climate friendly technologies and strategies.
* Focus research, development and deployment activities on energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, zero- and low-carbon electricity generation and fuels, improved mobility through better planning and transportation infrastructure, biological carbon sequestration, climate change impacts and adaptation.
Find the Memo of Understanding here. Let’s hope for the best.
October 18th, 2008
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