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1、1.ClimateChangeWarIsFoughtattheLocalLevelCleanenergyprojectsareacentralissueinsmall・townAmericaByKentGarberPostedApril19,20101.Inmid・March2008,BillKovacspulledintoaHolidayInninFargo,N.D.KovacsworksinWashington,D.C.,about1,300milesaway.He'sthetopenergylobbyistfortheU.S.Chambero
2、fCommerce,whichrepresentssomeofthebiggestbusinessesinthecountry.Andtherehewas,travelingaroundthecountry,stoppingoffataHolidayIrrnhere,aRadissonthere,inNorthDakota,Montana,andanumberofotherstates,holdingforumsor”dialogues”withcommunityleadersandlocaltownspeopleonclimatechange.2
3、.InNorthDakota,Kovacscameinseveralweeksearlyforadayandtookaplanearoundwiththeleaderofoneofthecommunitybusinesschambers,poppingintodifferenttowns・Hewentonlocalradio,wherehestressedtheimportsneeoffossilfuelsinthestate'seconomyanddrummeduppublicityfortheforum.Hopingtogivetheevent
4、alocalflavor,herecruitedpartnersfromtheFargoareatoserveonapanel.HWeweren'ttheretoproselytize/1hesaysofthechamber'srole・Nonetheless,hecamepreparedwithf,18or19studies11todescribe,inhisview,thehigherenergycostsandlossofjobsthatwouldoccuriftheSenatepassedtheclimatelegislationitwas
5、considering.3.Hometownquarrel.Afterward,organizerspraisedtheeventasa”monumentalsuccess/1inpartbecauseitgeneratedan”enormousmediapush,”withdozensofarticles,newssegments,andradiointerviewsfromlocalsources・Theplannerswereoptimisticthatthestate'stwoDemocraticsenators,ByronDorganan
6、dKentConrad,werewatchingandwouldreconsidertheirsupportforclimatelegislation.Thebilldiedtwomonthslater,drownedoutbythepresidentialcampaign.4.Thechamberstaged11sucheventsthatyear,mostinswingstates,beforetheeconomycollapsedandbeforePresidentObamagaveclimateadvocateshopethatsomeon
7、ewouldfinallytakeseriousactiononreducinggreenhousegases・Thechamber'sstrategy,though,wasinsomewaysprescient.EnergyandclimatelegislationpassedtheHousethisyearbutisstuckintheSenate,andit'simpossibleforanyonetopredictwhatwillactuallyhappen.It'snowclearthatWashingtonisonlyoneplacew
8、herethisfightisplayingout,andarguablynotthemostimportantplace
