The beginning of 2007 year has gotten off to a great start for statewide global warming actions. If your state isn’t mentioned below, urge your Govenor to adopt tougher stances on environmental stewardship. California
“Govenator” Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a new statewide low-carbon fuel standard for all transportation fuels to reduce carbon dioxide pollution for passenger vehicles by 10% by 2020. Colorado
Governor Bill Ritter announced his commitment to adopt the Western Governor's Association resolution calling for a 20% increase in statewide energy efficiency by 2020, transitioning state vehicles to hybrid or flex-fuel vehicles and his support for the creation of a Colorado Clean Energy Fund to support new energy technologies. Maryland
Governor Martin O'Malley announced his support for statewide "Clean Car" legislation that would reduce global warming emissions and other harmful air pollution from Maryland passenger vehicles by 20-30%, according to the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. Massachusetts
Governor Deval Patrick upheld a campaign promise by recommitting the Bay State to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which is a regional cap-and-trade system among the northeastern states focused on cutting global warming pollution from power plants. Minnesota
Governor Tim Pawlenty announced a "Next Generation Energy" plan with broad energy goals, including generating 25% of the state's energy from renewable sources by 2025, increasing wind power five-fold by 2025 and reducing fossil fuel use in the state by 15% by 2015. New Hampshire
Governor John Lunch announced his plan to require 25% of all the state’s energy come from renewable sources by 2025. New York
Governor Eliot Spitzer announced the creation of a new state Office on Climate Change under the Department of Environmental Conservation to combat New York's contribution to global warming. South Carolina
Governor Mark Sanford announced a plan to form a commission of up to 30 global warming stakeholders from the Palmetto State to meet regularly throughout the year to develop a statewide strategy for dealing with global warming pollution. Hat tip to Environmental Defense. by
Erin Swanson
ESwanson@enviance.com | 
