Gov. Sonny Perdue declines climate change conference invite, but he does have an excuse
April 17, 2008 at 3:22 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsFar be it from Gov. Sonny Perdue to decline an invitation to travel. A weekend in Connecticut might’ve even been a nice change of scenery for the state’s chief executive.
On Friday, Yale University will host the centennial Conference of Governors on Climate Change. The first event, organized by President Theodore Roosevelt, is largely credited for kicking off the conservation movement. Eight governors — ranging from nearby New Jersey to far-flung California — and R.K. Pachauri, chairman of the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, will be in attendance. But not Perdue, even though he was invited.
Now, Perdue’s not alone. Judging by the number of governors scheduled to attend the event, 42 others declined the invitation. The event’s organizers say Perdue even sent a polite letter informing them he would not make it. Chief Rainmaker instead went to the annual Republican Governors Association conference in Texas to jawbone about energy policy. In June, he’ll moderate a forum in Atlanta for the association that’ll discuss “how pro-environmental policies are good for business.”
Plus, Perdue’s got a good reason. On Friday, the governor will host Aga Kahn. Who is Aga Khan? He’s the spiritual leader of more than 20 million Ismaili Muslims and, according to CNN, is considered by his followers to be the final authority on interpretation of the Quran.
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April 17th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Any relation to Chaka Khan?
April 17th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
One and the same, Mr. T.
April 18th, 2008 at 9:32 am
but can he rock it with a feel for you?