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Western Governments Team Up Against Greenhouse Gases

Posted by: Nate Berg

15 June 2007 - 5:00am

With a regional goal of curbing greenhouse gas emissions, the Western governments of British Columbia, California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah have joined forces to push environmental policies the federal government has avoided.

"Six Western states and two Canadian provinces have agreed to develop their own regional system to combat global warming by reducing greenhouse gases. While their approach has its detractors, it has political advantages for Western governors who'd like to burnish their 'green' credentials and set the course for a national program."

Full Story: Western States, Provinces To Set 'Green' Region
Source: NPR, June 12, 2007
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