Vermont Governor Takes Green Business to China
Vermont Governor Jim Douglas will travel to China in June to help promote the state's green industries and share clean and alternative energy technologies with leaders there.
During the trip Douglas and members of his delegation will meet with environmental and government officials to expand the market for Vermont businesses and products, and to share sustainable technology solutions as a way of helping to reduce the impacts of climate change. The delegation will also travel to the China International Environmental Protection Exhibition and Conference (CIEPEC), an exhibition for environmental protection products and services.
In January, the Governor introduced what is known as The Vermont Way Forward, an economic development initiative to create jobs through technological advancement, environmental leadership and innovative education. Douglas says that this visit to China will help further those efforts.
“An important part of the Vermont Way Forward is my plan to make Vermont a world center for environmental engineering and technology, I believe this represents the state’s best opportunity to influence climate change and to be a world leader in environmental protection and the development of sustainable technology.”
Vermont's environmental technology and alternative energy expertise includes landfill methane recovery and power generating facilities, wind farms, distributed energy research and development, and Cow Power - the production of energy using methane from cow manure.
Via Vermont.gov
Tags: china, Environment, Jim+Douglas, Science and Tech, sustainable+technology, Vermont
March 27th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
This would be great if Douglas were leading Vermont’s clean energy businesses instead of dragging them down. Though his quote sounds lofty, he has been integral in preventing the state from acquiring hydropower dams within its borders, and worse, he is a vocal opponent of the many wind power projects trying to get permits. People are also trying to repower old mill dams, and though I can’t say he is against this, I do not believe he has commented or tried to help the process along. Then again since Vermont has gubernatorial elections every two years, maybe he is too busy campaigning for 2009 to do more than talk about energy.
January 28th, 2008 at 6:59 am
I believe that all in all, “WE” can all do far more than what we are doing today, and I applaud any efforts by the State of Vermont and Governor Douglas to share in knowledge and global responsibility with all nations… Every step, no matter how big or small, is a step closer to achieving a global sense of social responsibility.