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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks about the states energy plan during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska Friday Jan. 16, 2009. Revenue Commissioner and Alaska Energy Authority Chairman Pat Galvin, left, Bill McAllister, Gov. Palin's spokesman, and Energy Coordinator Steve Haagenson, right, listen.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks about the states energy plan during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska Friday Jan. 16, 2009. Revenue Commissioner and Alaska Energy Authority Chairman Pat Galvin, left, Bill McAllister, Gov. Palin's spokesman, and Energy Coordinator Steve Haagenson, right, listen.
Governor wants half of state on alternative fuels by 2025
By Pat Forgey JUNEAU EMPIRE - Sunday, January 18, 2009
Gov. Sarah Palin Friday rolled out her new statewide energy plan aimed at bringing affordable energy to all Alaskans.
She's calling for an ambitious statewide goal of producing half of Alaska's electricity from renewable sources by 2025.
At a press conference at the headquarters of the Alaska Energy Authority in Anchorage, Palin and her top energy advisors introduced the plan.
"This is huge, it should be greatly appreciated by all Alaskans," she said.
It won quick praise from environmental groups for its call for shifting from fossil fuels to renewable sources, such as wind, hydro, tidal and geothermal, but Palin and energy advisor Steven Haagenson also revealed that the plan isn't actually a plan for action. Instead, it is a list of resources on which local communities may use to develop their own solutions. Story continues here...
She's calling for an ambitious statewide goal of producing half of Alaska's electricity from renewable sources by 2025.
At a press conference at the headquarters of the Alaska Energy Authority in Anchorage, Palin and her top energy advisors introduced the plan.
"This is huge, it should be greatly appreciated by all Alaskans," she said.
It won quick praise from environmental groups for its call for shifting from fossil fuels to renewable sources, such as wind, hydro, tidal and geothermal, but Palin and energy advisor Steven Haagenson also revealed that the plan isn't actually a plan for action. Instead, it is a list of resources on which local communities may use to develop their own solutions. Story continues here...
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