How to become a Green Governor
Ask Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, who has won the 2010 Green Governor of the Year Award. The award is presented to him by Lex Heslin, president and CEO of Beautiful Earth Group, a leading sustainable energy, products and services company.
It annually honors a Governor who shows leadership, courage, understanding and action in improving the environment.
[ Also Read: Toyota Drives in to Improve the Air Quality ]According to Heslin, Governor Schwarzenegger was the first governor chosen for this award because of his achievements in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change.
“Governor Schwarzenegger has worked tirelessly to protect the environment and to create sustainable solutions in California,” said Heslin on Monday, Dec. 13.
“He has advanced the research and generation of clean energy light years ahead of other states. He has succeeded in the face of many challenges, and California, the United States and the planet will benefit for many years to come from his continual decision to do the right thing.”
[ Also Read: See African Cats, Save the Savanna ]“I’m honored to be the first Governor chosen for this award,” said Governor Schwarzenegger.
“California is showing the world that you can protect the environment and grow the economy at the same time. We are creating a new economic foundation for the 21st Century built on clean fuel, clean energy and clean cars that is turning California into the green capital of the nation and the world, and I couldn’t be more proud of these accomplishments.”
The Green Governor of the Year Award will be presented annually at the Opportunity Green conference, America’s leading green business conference in Los Angeles.
