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 Wildlife Corridors
In February 2007, Western Governors’ unanimously approved policy resolution 07-01, Protecting Wildlife Migration Corridors and Crucial Wildlife
Habitat in the West.
Stakeholder working groups created by WGA have developed draft reports and recommendations on impacts to wildlife migration corridors and habitat from land use, transportation, energy and climate change. They are currently incorporating comments received on the draft reports.
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 Transportation Fuels for the Future
Western Governors have adopted a policy resolution encouraging acceleration in the development and deployment of alternative transportation fuels and vehicle fuel efficiency.
The Governors policy was based upon a new report delivered to the Governors by their Advisory Committee onTransportation Fuels for the Future. The Committee proposed strategies to accelerate the development of alternative transportation fuels that hold the promise of reducing the risks to our energy security, environment and economy posed by our near total dependence on petroleum for conventional transportation fuel. The Advisory Committee also proposed strategies for improving vehicle fuel efficiency.
Alternative fuels considered included biofuels (ethanol, biomethane/biogas, and biobutanol), bio- and renewable-diesel, electricity, coal-to-liquids, natural gas/propane and hydrogen.
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Most Requested WGA Reports
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Western Governors will meet in Teton Village near Jackson Hole, Wyoming June 29 -- July 1st. Join the Governors and their special guests journalist Tom Brokaw and Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE, to hear their views on energy, climate change and adaptation, wildlife corridors and water policies for a changing world.
Bring your family too. There will be plenty of social time at the meeting and recreation opportunities abound. Click here for details. |
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 Western Renewable Energy Zones
Western Governors have been leading efforts to increase the amount of clean and diversified energy in the West. However, continuing progress on this front will require building new transmission lines to areas with the greatest renewable energy resources.
Western Governors will launch a new initiative to facilitate the coordinated development of new transmission lines to areas in the region with high quality renewable energy resource potential. A kickoff meeting for the new effort – called the Western Renewable Energy Zones project -- will be held in Salt Lake City on May 28, 2008.
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