Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty Bets on Renewables

Filed in archive Current News by Reden Rodriguez on February 27, 2007

If you are governor of a state where more than 50% of your power comes from coal, would you say that in less than 20 years you would develop as much as 25% of your total power from renewables considering you have just a drop of renewable energy resources at present? You would if you were Tim Pawlenty, who has made a giant, and arguable the most aggressive renewable energy statement this year through a legislation that promotes the use of wind, hydro, and solar.

I find the surge in renewable energy-favorable legislation across the US really amazing. Truly, it is the biggest wave that has caught on top-down. Read more here.

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