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Officials and leaders in the region meet on clean energy and climate change
June 23, 2009
Governor Felix P. Camacho will be attending the 26th Pacific Islands Environment Conference (PIEC) today at the World Resort in Saipan. Government officials and environmental leaders from across the Pacific and the U.S. mainland will also be in attendance over the course of the conference, which will continue through Thursday.
The PIEC is jointly sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the governments of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. It is designed to provide a forum for leaders throughout the Pacific Basin to focus on important environmental issues through a series of speakers and interactive roundtable sessions.
This year’s conference will be centered on clean energy and climate change, though panels and speakers will focus on a range of critical topics, such as safe water and wastewater services, environmental education for youth, green building, watershed effects on coral reefs, supporting and celebrating locally grown and made products, solid waste management, and environmental stewardship throughout the military buildup.
“It is necessary that this conference look at a host of issues pertaining to environmental concerns. Each that we face is of crucial importance for the health of our people and our planet,” said Governor Camacho. “When we come together and share ideas, knowledge, and support, we are better equipped to protect and restore our island environments.”
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