http://ens-news.com/ens/feb2002/2002L-02-01-09.html Environment News Service: AmeriScan: February 1, 2002
G-8 Energy Meeting Headed For Detroit DETROIT, Michigan, February 1, 2002 (ENS) - Detroit will host a meeting of energy leaders from eight nations this May. "I am delighted to join [Michigan Governor John] Engler today to announce that on May 2 and 3, here in the City of Detroit, the United States will host an official meeting of the energy ministers of the G-8 nations," said Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham. The May meeting will bring together the energy ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the European Union to explore issues of cooperation and understanding relating to energy, issues that each year are more and more global in scope, Abraham said. "When I first met with President elect [George W.] Bush to discuss the possibility of becoming the Secretary of Energy, one of the things he strongly emphasized was the importance of a diversity in the supply of fuels as a foundation for energy security," Abraham said. "He and I both agreed on the need to develop energy strategies to increase energy production around the world and to work closely with other nations to build international energy security." During the 2000 campaign, then Governor Bush raised the idea that the Secretary of Energy should hold regular consultations with the energy leaders of other nations. He incorporated this thinking into the national energy policy released last May, which called for holding meetings with the energy ministers of the G-8 nations. "I found in my discussions with energy ministers from various developed countries a lot of enthusiasm for the idea," Abraham noted. "And so to move it along, I offered to host the first of what I hope will be annual forums. I am pleased to say this proposal was also enthusiastically received." Hosting the G-8 energy meeting in Detroit will take advantage of the region's "diverse energy mix," Abraham said, which includes nuclear power, coal, oil, natural gas, hydropower and other renewable sources. "Detroit has an interesting DOE component as well, as the site for a superconductivity pilot program that searches for new ways to carry huge amounts of current safely, efficiently and reliably," Abraham added. The G-8 energy meeting will seek answers of how all of these developing technologies can be applied to meet the nation's energy challenges. The Bush Administration has asked the Canadian government to serve as co-host for the energy ministerial meeting. Last summer, Canadian Prime Minister Chretien announced plans for holding the overall G-8 2002 Summit for heads of state in Alberta. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
