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New DEEP Commissioner Lays Out His Priorities

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Thursday, March 17, 2011   

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A forum on green jobs Wednesday at Yale University was an opportunity for the state's new commissioner of energy and environmental protection to lay out his vision for the combined department.

Dan Esty, confirmed to the post Wednesday afternoon, had worked in the Environmental Protection Agency under President George H.W. Bush. Earlier in the day, Esty told the Yale forum that government regulations serve an important purpose but added that business involvement is important as well.

"We have a chance to build on top of the framework of command-and-control regulation a new model of economic incentive-based approaches to environmental protection that engage the business community."

Rigorous, full and fair enforcement of environmental laws will continue, Esty said.

In addition to the two Es of energy and environment, Esty said, the economy - meaning good jobs - is a critical component in maintaining Connecticut's high quality of life. During the recession, he said, new opportunities must evolve.

"We are not going to get a lot of Connecticut's tradespeople back to work building houses any time soon. So our carpenters, our electricians, our plumbers - they are ready and able to go to work on efficiency."

Esty added that promoting the development of renewable energy will be a high priority under Gov. Dannel Malloy.

"And by the way, not only clean energy, but cheap energy options for the future, because, again, clean is not OK if it's very expensive. There will be a lot of pressure to stay with fossil fuels."

The forum was sponsored by the Connecticut Mirror.


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