February 28, 2007 01:37 AM UTC

Ritter Will Arm-Wrestle for Green Stuff

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• by: Colorado Pols

Not for money, but for environmental jobs.

As CBS4 Denver reports:

Gov. Bill Ritter has made it clear he wants Colorado to be a leader in creating green jobs and he’s ready to arm wrestle anyone who gets in his way.

The issue came up Monday at meeting between government, business, environmental and labor leaders in Washington. The challenge after Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick outlined his plan to attract companies working to build a green economy.

“I don’t just want wind farms,” Gov. Patrick told the group. “I want companies that built turbines. I want hybrid vehicle companies to consul us on conversation strategies. If we get this right, the whole world will be our customer.”

Gov. Ritter made it clear he wants Colorado to compete for those jobs, saying he believes investing in clean will provide good jobs.

“We’re going to arm wrestle you for those jobs because we want those same manufacturing plants,” said Gov. Ritter.

If Ritter did arm-wrestle another governor, he’d at least get better odds than former Gov. Bill Owens, who weighed in at about 97 pounds.