Pittsburgh has had a hard time in finding ways out from the decline of steel industry. Today the capital of Pennsylvania has gained reputation as eco-city.
Downtown Pittsburg, PAKathleen McGinty is the ambitious minister of environment in the State. She believes in renewables and is taking care of the solar facilities in the city.Pennsylvania is the second largest energy producer in the United States. Most of it is still delivered by coal plants and five nuclear power plants. This is about to change - according to the political agenda of McGinty and her boss, Governor Edward G. Rendell. Until 2020 about 18 percent of the states energy shall be generated by renewables, is McGinty's vision. Besides solar power, wind force is meant to do the job. There are already 7 wind parks containing 122 turbines in the State.However, coal will play a vital role in the energy mix of Pennsylvania. This is why CO2 sequestration is pushed at the moment. By 2012 a first power plant using Carbon Capture and Storage technologies.
Kathleen McGinty"What we see in California at the moment to many Americans seems a bit to radical", Mc Ginthy said. "If we in Pennsylvania do the same, a vast majority will be convinced that this is the right thing". Interview with Kathleen McGinty