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"He realized, like many other Midwest governors, the Midwest is an excellent region to produce new alternative energies and at the same time sequester carbon," says Jesse Heier, director of Midwest Governor's Association.
In November, under the direction of the MGA, six states and one Canadian province established the Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord, agreeing to design a cap-and-trade system that will eventually lower emissions 60-80 percent below current levels.Because they are such coal-dependent states, they've agreed the system will encompass other industries as well, although could offer no specifics on which.
With their first advisory group meeting next month, Heier says, "We're still in the formative process of getting everybody on board and moving forward."