STOCKHOLM (AP) — King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has honored Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm with the Order of the Polar Star for her work to promote a clean energy economy.
Granholm was bestowed Thursday with the Insignia of Commander First Class at a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Stockholm.
Granholm has received the award for fostering relations between her home state and Sweden by using clean energy technologies to create jobs. She says it represents "the effort Michigan is making in renewable energy."
In 2008, Granholm and King Carl XVI Gustaf co-hosted a conference on climate change in Dearborn, Michigan.
Sweden's Order of the Polar Star was created in 1798 and is awarded to foreigners and members of the country's royal family for services to Sweden.
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