California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger just made a surprise appearance at
the Solar Power 2006 conference in San Jose. No surprise, actually. If you’re running for re-election on your environmental record, showing your green cred to 6,000 solar energy advocates is a no-brainer. The audience gave the governor the rock-star treatment, leaping to
their feet and holding their digital cameras aloft as he entered the
conference hall. No surprise there either. Schwarzenegger, more than
any other politician, has boosted the fortunes of the solar industry
with his million solar homes initiative and the landmark global warming
legislation he signed into law last month.
The governor spoke for less than 10 minutes, pumping up California’s
$2.8 billion incentive program to subsidize home solar systems. "This
will provide 3,000 megawatts of clean energy, of solar energy," said
Schwarzenegger. "We need a lot of energy here in California. It’s clean
energy, that means we’re going to reduce our output of greenhouse gases
by three million tons. We can be pro environment and be pro business.”
The only news he committed was to announce a new website for Californians wanting to get with the million solar homes program.
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