PBS, SJ Merc-News: A ballot proposition that, some way, would undo California’s carbon-frugal ways
A few weeks ago, while I was on vacation, the San Jose Mercury News‘s Paul Rogers sent me the link to a piece he considers pretty important. It is about revoking Proposition 32, now law, which would happen if another Proposition - 23 – on the November ballot passes. This measure, sponsored mainly by the Velero and Tesoro oil refiners of Texas, would suspend California laws and regulations compelling industry and the citizenry generally to emit less fossil carbon in coming years – returning to 1990 levels by 2020. They would stay suspended until California’s economy returns to robust health. Rogers’s story says that passage of the law would force changes far beyond any narrow set of rules on emission cuts, endangering the state’s ability to increase alternative energy and efficiency generally.
I was looking for reasons to use it, even though his well-reported story is a little old. It comes along this week with several stories from national outlets saying about the same thing:
- PBS – Spencer Michels: The Rundown/ Double Play for Global Warming ;
- Christian Science Monitor – Daniel B. Wood: Will Texas oil firms succeed in undoing California greenhouse gas laws? ;
- Charlie Petit
