The Inauguration: Comments on energy please environmentalists
January 21, 2009
Dennis Webb, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
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Steve Smith, assistant regional director of the Wilderness Society, called it “marvelous” that in an inaugural address in which Obama tried to cover so many national topics, he specifically mentioned the need to turn to solar, wind and other renewable energy sources, and to respond to the threat of global warming.
“I think it makes those points very important, the fact that he pushed them (Tuesday),” Smith said.
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Spencer Phillips is a natural resource economist who has been with The Wilderness Society's scientific team since 1992. His economic work has focused on helping people, communities and institutions realize the benefits of wildland conservation.
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