California's economy continues to struggle. But it does not appear that the difficult economic conditions are going to slow down Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's climate change ambitions. Three years ago, he signed the California Global Warming Solutions Act into law. With a little over a year left in office, Schwarzenegger told the Commonwealth Club that the Golden State will lead the way in developing a model of a "green economy" --a new "California Gold Rush" if you will. He says a "wave of green innovation" is sweeping across California, and he praises the public-private partnerships that are bringing this about. The Governor's speech is below--skip to 15:00 to get to the where he discusses the economic potential for clean technologies:
Posted
10-20-2009 8:25 AM
by
Graham Griffith