"WASHINGTON -- The leaders of the United States, Mexico, and Canada [Monday] pledged to develop 'continental energy, including electricity generation and interconnection' across national borders and welcomed 'increasing North American energy trade.'"

"Meeting in Washington, U.S. President Barack Obama, Canada's President Stephen Harper and Mexico's President Felipe Calderon committed their governments to enhance their collective energy security, to facilitate 'seamless energy flows on the interconnected grid' and to promote trade and investment in clean energy technologies.

They will cooperate in expanding cooperation 'to create clean energy jobs and combat climate change,' the leaders said in a joint statement."

Environment News Service had the story April 2, 2012. [2]