Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Dear Friends,   I wanted to let you know about steps we’re taking here in Arizona to combat climate change and create sound energy policies.   On Saturday, Phoenix will be participating in an event that will raise awareness of these two critical issues. During Earth Hour, from 8 to 9 p.m., Phoenix will be one of four U.S. cities where buildings in the downtown area will voluntarily turn off their lights to show what each of us can do to make a positive impact on climate change. I encourage you to participate, or find out more at www.earthhour.org.   As we raise awareness, we’re creating sound energy policies for our state. I am working with a bipartisan group of legislators on a bill that will promote energy-conscious building codes across Arizona, require more of our electricity to come from renewable sources, and level the playing field for clean fuels, among other important steps.   This bill comes on top of the Western Climate Initiative, our regional effort to address climate change. For Arizona, climate change means big impacts on our quality-of-life, and even more devastating drought. That’s why we’re partnering with other Western states, as well as states in Mexico and Canadian provinces, to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions to 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020.   Arizonans can – and will – make a difference in solving these global problems. We can do our part and set an example for how the federal government and rest of the world can act.   If you have any questions or comments, please call my office at (602) 542-1318. Also, you can visit my Web site at www.azgovernor.gov for information and news in state government. Yours very truly, Janet Napolitano Governor
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