Turning L.A.'s economy green

State Air Resources Board chair Mary Nichols on what it will take to make Los Angeles the Silicon Valley of a green economy:

In the race to become the nation's central hub for the "green tech" revolution, Los Angeles maintains a distinct advantage. Beyond the sunshine to generate solar power, Los Angeles displays a number of characteristics that make it ripe to serve as the next Silicon Valley for "green-tech" - from world-class research universities and a large high-tech work force to a government that is incentivizing investment in sustainable energy.

But our position in this new economy will not be established automatically - and our region's political, business and academic leadership have a small window of time to capture this nascent industry and bring it home to Los Angeles.