Last week the Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation announced a multi-million dollar plan to bring
clean and renewable energy to the
Lone Star State.
To make this happen, the Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation is
partnering with the Energy Foundation, a group dedicated to finding a solution for world-wide energy problems.
The three year program is designed to help
lower global warming pollution and provide cleaner air, all while “benefiting
Texas businesses,
consumers, and the environment," said Meredith Dreiss, the foundation’s
president.
The proposal to bring
green
energy to
Texas is sorely needed-
Texas gives off more
global warming pollution than any other state.
In fact, Texas would rank in the top 10 as one of the world’s largest
emitters if it were still a country.
This doesn’t mean that
Texas is a newcomer to
the renewable energy game, however.
According
to Eric Heitz, president of the Energy Foundation,
Texas is ahead of the curve and “already
leads the nation in power generated from wind."
The hope is that the changes this initiative outlines will
help educate companies and consumers alike to the growing need for clean
energy. Such a process can be beneficial
to everyone involved, and can help the economy as well. Recently, other states have become involved
in the push for renewable energy— North Carolina now ranks
as the number three state in the nation as far as the quantity of clean energy
buildings is concerned, thanks to Food Lion LLC. How many other states will choose green
energy in the months and years to come?
For more information about the energy initiative for Texas, you can read the Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation press release.
