State's global warming group wants citizen ideas

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

From the Public Service Commission:

MADISON – The Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming will hold its first round of public input sessions on August 6, 2007. The session is planned to be held simultaneously in Green Bay, Milwaukee, La Crosse and Madison and is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.

Governor Doyle created the Task Force on Global Warming in April of 2007. The public is encouraged to provide comments on global warming at this input session that are directly relevant to the mission of the Task Force. The Governor asked the Task Force to 1) identify specific short term and long term goals for Wisconsin greenhouse gas emission reductions; 2) present viable, actionable policy recommendations to the Governor to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Wisconsin; and 3) identify ongoing opportunities to address global warming locally while growing our state’s economy, creating new jobs, and utilizing an appropriate mix of fuels and technologies in Wisconsin’s energy and transportation portfolios. Public comments on these topics will be taken into consideration by the Task Force as it prepares its final recommendations for the Governor by the end of this calendar year. A second round of public input sessions will be held in the fall, prior to the issuance of the final recommendations. All Task Force and associated work group meetings are free and open to the public.

Citizens are encouraged to attend the public input sessions and provide written comments on global warming solutions to the Task Force. Whenever possible, citizens planning to attend are asked to pre-register by submitting their name and the location where they plan to provide their comments to ensure appropriate time allocation for public input at each satellite location. Pre-registration e-mail instructions can be found at the Task Force on Global Warming website at: http://dnr.wi.gov/environmentprotect/gtfgw/. While pre-registration is encouraged, walk-in public participation is welcome on August 6th.

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