Clean energy charge: Local business owners visit D.C., back Senate bill
09 Feb '10
By JENNIFER RICH, The Bradenton Herald
A group of businessmen across the state — all interested and involved in clean energy projects — flew to Washington, D.C., last week to lend their support to a Senate bill they say is a big step in reining in greenhouse gas emissions and providing new jobs.
Carl Smith, chief executive officer of Sunovia Energy Technologies of Sarasota, and Bill Johnson, president of Brilliant Harvest of Lakewood Ranch, were two local business owners talking to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, and other legislators about the need for the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act outlined in Senate Bill 1733. Read More