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Governors drink the Kool-Aid
State govs embrace the range of 'alternative fuels,' from nukes to clean coal to biofuels |
Tom Philpott |
27 Feb 2008 |
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| The National Governors Association has linked up with 'a team of Wal-Mart energy experts' to 'green the capitols.'That's fantastic -- and I'm sure it will draw well-deserved huzzahs in certain green circles. (It's touching to see Wal-Mart giving back some of what it has been siphoning off in state taxes!) But read a little deeper into the press release, and you see what the National Governors Association means by 'green.' Turns out that when it comes to energy, the go ... |
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| Topics: energy, placemaking, politics, public transportation, state politics, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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