Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) Summary

March 10, 2008
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Roger Peters
Former Senior Advisor
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Report on the Washington Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC), held March 3-6, 2008 in Washington. At the largest renewable energy conference ever held, each country was asked to make major new policy commitments that will support new investment in renewable energy technology.

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