Today, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Alan Richardson, president and CEO of the American Public Power Association, recently told Minnesotan electric utility operators that federal regulation of global warming pollution is on its way. Further, he stated that there’s “an emerging public consensus and a building political directive that inaction is not a viable strategy.” Read the story.

The American Public Power Association is a service organization for the more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities. Its members supply 15 percent of the nation’s power.

That’s a lot of watts. And a lot of global warming pollution. And a lot of utility execs getting a strong, smart message from someone they’re paying to look out for their best interests.

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