45 of 50 US governors plan to skip Schwarzenegger's grand climate summit

Imperial Valley News - Schwarzenegger Announces Co-Hosts of Governors Global Climate Summit

The U.S. governors co-hosting and who will be in attendance at the summit are Florida Governor Charlie Crist, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle. To date, the following U.S. governors confirmed to send a representative and join the co-hosts and other leaders in signing the summit’s joint declaration are: Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, Utah Governor John Huntsman Jr. and Washington Governor Christine Gregoire. These governors understand that a strong economy and strong environmental protections go hand-in-hand and have promoted policies to reduce global warming emissions and increase the use of renewable energy in their own states.

Schwarzenegger double-books himself for both days of his own grand Global Climate Summit

He announced Wednesday that he will convene a first-ever Governor's Conference on Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Los Angeles on Nov. 18 and 19. Incidentally, those are the same days the governor will hold his Global Climate Summit in Beverly Hills with U.S. governors and representatives from foreign nations.