California bill would mandate greenhouse-gas emissions caps

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California bill would mandate serious greenhouse-gas emissions caps

 

California will jump (farther) into the lead on state-level action to combat

global warming if a soon-to-be-introduced bill requiring stiff emissions caps

becomes law. The measure would mandate greenhouse-gas pollution cuts to 1990

levels by 2020; that's 25 percent lower than they would otherwise be by that

time, according to the bill's sponsors. Shockingly, California industries are

expected to strongly oppose the legislation, with the state Chamber of Commerce

arguing that action should be taken at the federal level rather than state by

state. " There are some powerful interests that are going to be against this, "

said State Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez (D), who nonetheless predicts the

legislature will pass the bill by summer. No word yet from Gov. Arnold

Schwarzenegger ® on whether he supports it, but his administration is expected

to release a report today recommending, among other things, that power plants

and other industrial facilities be required to report their greenhouse-gas

emissions.

 

 

straight to the source: The Wall Street Journal, Jeffrey Ball, 03 Apr 2006

(access ain't free)

 

 

straight to the source: Los Angeles Times, Marc Lifsher, 03 Apr 2006

 

 

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