Doyle leads declaration for energy independence

Friday, July 07, 2006

At press conferences in Green Bay and Madison, Governor Jim Doyle and others signed a declaration of energy independence with the following broad goals:

The Declaration calls for a joint public-private effort by the State of Wisconsin, including the University of Wisconsin, to achieve the following goals:

* To generate 25 percent of our electricity and 25 percent of our transportation fuel from renewable fuels by 2025.
* To capture 10 percent of the market share for the production of renewable energy sources by 2030, helping America kick its addiction to foreign fossil fuels and bringing tens of thousands of new jobs to our citizens. Achieving this goal would bring $13.5 billion annually to Wisconsin’s economy by 2030.
* To become a national leader in groundbreaking research that will make alternative energies more affordable and available to all – and to turn those discoveries into new, high paying jobs right here in Wisconsin.

Executive Director Michael Vickerman signed the declaration on behalf of RENEW Wisconsin.