Today President Obama announced his intention to place limits on carbon emissions from new and existing power plants and a renewed focus to combat climate change. The following is a supporting statement from Roger Ballentine, President of Green Strategies, Inc. and Chairman of the White House Climate Change Task Force in the Clinton Administration:

“President Obama’s announcement today is a welcome shift away from the current political stasis towards action to ensure a stable climate for future generations and cleaner air now. I and others in the business community support the President’s plan because a thriving and robust economy requires certainty to sustain itself and the effects of unchecked carbon pollution are a major threat to that certainty. While President Obama will be subjected to partisan attacks in the coming days and months, that is, unfortunately, what leadership brings in the current political environment. The fact is that changing our nation’s trajectory toward cleaner energy will lead to new infrastructure investment, new business opportunities, technological innovation and a stronger economy.”

For an official copy of our statement please click here: Green Strategies Statement of Support