Renewable Energy Tour for Western Hemisphere Journalists

March 3-7, 2008, Washington, D.C. and Denver, Colorado
Contact: Washington Media Relations Officer Jennifer Archibeque
Telephone: (202) 504-6319; Email: jennifera@state.gov

Journalists from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti and Peru participated in the tour.  In Washington, the journalists attended part of an energy meeting at the Organization of American States, interviewed several U.S. government officials and attended the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference.  The journalists traveled to Colorado where they met with a representative from the Governor's Energy Office, visited Colorado State University and toured the National Renewable Energy Lab.