The Search for Green(er) Pastures, PART II-THE MOVE TO ENERGY PLANNING
Tags: SUSTAINABLE development -- United States; CLIMATIC changes; POWER resources -- Management; LOCAL government -- United States; GREENHOUSE gas mitigation
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