Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Washington has much greater influence on regional climate than expected.

An article posted by the departemnt of ecology here in Washington reveals that the state has a much greater influence on the region in terms of its' "green efforts".

The article describes progress made by the Climate Action Team (CAT) and their efforts in Spokane during July of this year. They made thier presence known by visiting local "eco friendly" power production facilities.

However, what was suprising was that Washington State is the Chair and founding member of the Western Climate Initiative which also includes the U.S. states of California, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Montana as well as the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec, and Ontario.

I knew Washington was a "green" state but I had no idea we had nearly the entire western coast of North America and then some behind us.

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