Rising prices, increasing dependence on imports, growth in domestic
and global energy demand, and mounting concern over how to address
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climate change while sustaining and enhancing economic
growth and job creation pose serious challenges to the Midwests energy future.
The region recognizes that it has an obligation to provide leadership on
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these issues, particularly given the federal governments failure, to date, to provide
a comprehensive national response to climate change.
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