Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and its Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy held a hearing entitled Clean Energy Jobs, Climate-Related Policies and Economic Growth – State and Local Views. This hearing featured testimony from the following state and local government officials
- Bill Ritter (Governor, State of Colorado)
- Chris Gregoire (Governor, State of Washington)
- John Hoeven (Governor, State of North Dakota)
- Jon Corzine (Governor, State of New Jersey)
- Robert Kiss (Mayor, City of Burlington, Vermont)
- William D. Euille (Mayor, City of Alexandria, Virginia)
- John Lowery (Representative, Arkansas House of Representatives)
- Douglas Palmer (Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey; Past President, U.S. Conference of Mayors)
You can review the written testimony submitted by these officials via the links above and also view a webcast of the hearing by clicking on the image below.