Governor for the Day?

A question for the previous three presenters: given that an energy emergency exists, and we have a "moral authority" for this kind of economic development, what would you do to make it happen, if you were governor for a day?

Mandelstam: Bring people together. Decide whether we're going to have turbines near shore? If there's a crisis, are we willing to have turbines visible from our islands? Think about and agree whether we can allow and approve (with streamlined permitting) ocean-based turbines. Also force negotiations to get power companies to contract to purchase clean power, without subsidy.

Sauer: Agrees with Peter. Brings up other stakeholders as well: the fishing industry. Also address transmission issues - investing in the grid, bringing in system operators and delivery companies.

Sean: If I were governor, I would have a cabinet-level position for new and emerging technologies, and a task force (including the previously-mentioned stakeholders), applying the principles of adaptive management to find solutions and get projects in the water.