WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Wednesday, September 2, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Executive Director of the White House Council on Auto Communities and Workers Ed Montgomery, and Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs David Sandalow will travel to Saginaw, Michigan, where they will join Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle in hosting a Clean Energy Economy Forum with a diverse group of local and regional stakeholders. Locke, Montgomery, and Sandalow will continue to lay out President Obama’s vision for a comprehensive energy plan to jump-start the American clean energy sector and create millions of new jobs developing technologies that will cut pollution while producing alternative sources of energy. The Administration officials and Governors will also listen to and answer questions from stakeholders about local and regional energy issues.
Following the forum, the administration officials and governors will hold a media availability in the Conference Room at the Dow Event Center.
Due to space limitations, forum attendance is by invitation only. Coverage details for Wednesday’s Clean Energy Economy Forum are below:
Wednesday, September 2
1:00 p.m.
Clean Energy Economy Forum
The Dow Event Center
303 Johnson Street
Saginaw, MI 48607
PUBLIC ATTENDANCE: Due space limitations, this event is by invitation only.
COVERAGE DETAILS: Open Press. Doors open at noon. If you would like to cover this event, please RSVP to media_affairs@who.eop.gov by 3:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday.
