Well, thank you very much, Michael, for the wonderful introduction. That's exactly the way I wrote it. (Laughter) Very nice, I like that. But I also want to just say thank you for your great leadership, Michael. I mean, it has been really extraordinary working with him, just simply because he's also a visionary; not just someone that gets the job done but he's a visionary. And he always thinks far into the future, what can we do to provide the kind of energy that we need and the technology and all of those kind of things. So we have had a great relationship and he has passion for this subject, so let's give him also a big, big hand for the great work that he has done. (Applause)
But obviously, all the things that we have accomplished, which I think is a lot here in this state, you don't do it by yourself. Nor is it just Michael. It's the whole PUC, all the members. Everyone has worked very hard, so we want to thank them also.
And, of course, also the rest of the team, if it is Linda Adams who is the secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency, if it is Mary Nichols who is the chair of the California Air Resources Board, or if it is Karen Douglas, the chair of the California Energy Commission, or if it is Yakout Mansour, the president of California's Independent Systems Operators, who has been an extraordinary leader and a great, great -- we have a great working relationship with him.
And then also my point people; Michael Picker -- where is Michael Picker, is he around? Oh, right back here. Michael Picker, who has been extraordinary in bringing everyone together from the federal government, the people locally, all the people that are applying for permits and so on, in renewable energy and solar and wind and on and on. And also his partner, Manal Yamout, who is -- where is Manal? Right over here. Both of them have done an extraordinary job. So let's give this whole team of people that have worked together a great, great hand. (Applause)
Now, it's really interesting when you talk to energy people and then you get up in the morning and the first news you hear is good news. There's also bad news but the good news is that BP has contained the oil leak. That is good news, finally -- finally. (Applause)
The bad news is that no one has figured out to contain Mel Gibson. (Laughter) Mel Gibson no one knows how to contain. So this is why I want to ask all of you to just please turn off your cell phones, because we are expecting a call from him, so I just want to make sure of that. (Laughter)
But anyway, it's great to be here today with all of you. And it's really funny that you come here and you do a talk and the first question you get before you come up here is about fitness. What does fitness have to do with energy, right? Well, you need energy to do fitness, I understand that. But the question was, "Are you still working out, Governor?" (Laughter)
I said, "Of course. What do you think, because you're 63 -- I'm going to be next week 63 -- that you stop working out? Or because you're governor you stop working out, or because you have four kids you stop working out, or any of those kind of things? Or that you're in the middle of budget negotiations, you stop working out?" (Laughter)
No, not at all. As a matter of fact, I'm very happy that I work out every day for one hour. And I'm sure a lot of you are working out also, so you can relate to when you can brag a little bit, that I still -- just last week I lifted 375 pounds. (Applause) Yeah, 375 pounds. I lifted Rush Limbaugh out of the chair. (Laughter) So anyway -- I just thought I'd throw this in.
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