Green Energy for a Clean Environment

In the new Dominion, energy and the environment should be seen as so closely linked that we never think of one without also thinking about the other. Green jobs are the wave of the future, but we have to be smart about the kinds of jobs we grow. We can create thousands of new jobs. Some will be connected with new energy technology, like the wind power we should be creating off the coast in Hampton Roads. But we should also be creating jobs in the heartland, through efficiency and weatherization. Attacking Virginia's carbon production problem will both help combat global warming and reduce our dependence on foreign oil and the resulting decrease in our national security.

When energy and the environment are combined in budgeting and programs, we will have cleaner energy, preserve the natural beauty of our hills and shores, decrease environmentally caused diseases, and provide healthier spaces to live, work, and enjoy the outdoors—for sportsmen, for those enjoying or profiting from Virginia's tourism industry, and for the children who will inherit the earth.

Read Mike's 5-point plan for Green Energy and a Clean Environment