California Imposes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits

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Limits Are Set on Emissions in California

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 30, 2006
Filed at 7:13 p.m. ET

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California would become the first state to impose a limit on all greenhouse gas emissions, including those from industrial plants, under a landmark deal reached Wednesday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative Democrats.

The agreement marks a clear break with the Bush administration and puts California on a path to reducing its emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by an estimated 25 percent by 2020.

The bill still needs lawmakers' approval, but that appears likely, given that Democrats control the Legislature.

The deal gives Schwarzenegger a key environmental victory as he seeks re-election this fall.

''The success of our system will be an example for other states and nations to follow as the fight against climate change continues,'' Schwarzenegger said in a statement.

The bill would require the state's major industries -- such as utility plants, oil and gas refineries, and cement kilns -- to reduce their emissions of the pollutants widely believed to contribute to global warming.

A key mechanism driving the reductions would be a market program allowing businesses to buy, sell and trade emission credits with other companies.

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I love you, California!

"The whole world has been watching to see whether California passes this bill"

It doesn't matter really what the US does in this regard. China and India are contributing or will be contributing a far far greater amount of greenhouse gases then the US in the near future.

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I love you, California!

"The whole world has been watching to see whether California passes this bill"

It doesn't matter really what the US does in this regard. China and India are contributing or will be contributing a far far greater amount of greenhouse gases then the US in the near future.

True, which is another big reason why we need to cut back dramatically on trade with these countries until they clean up their act (pun intended ).

In any event, I do believe the US needs to lead by example as well, and I strongly support this legislation. In the long run it will be beneficial to the economy by encouraging alternative energy sources which would eventually be necessary anyway, not to mention that sound environmental policy helps directly spur many parts of the economy such as tourism, outdoor recreation, and helps contribute to quality of life which helps for areas such as entrepreneurialism.

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I love you, California!

"The whole world has been watching to see whether California passes this bill"

It doesn't matter really what the US does in this regard. China and India are contributing or will be contributing a far far greater amount of greenhouse gases then the US in the near future.

True, which is another big reason why we need to cut back dramatically on trade with these countries until they clean up their act (pun intended ).

In any event, I do believe the US needs to lead by example as well, and I strongly support this legislation. In the long run it will be beneficial to the economy by encouraging alternative energy sources which would eventually be necessary anyway, not to mention that sound environmental policy helps directly spur many parts of the economy such as tourism, outdoor recreation, and helps contribute to quality of life which helps for areas such as entrepreneurialism.

I'm neutral on these topics really, but I see no harm in this law.  If the U.S. wants to lead the way, go ahead.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/09/01/MNGBLKTIDU1.DTL

I don't know about the House, but in the CA Senate, it was a total party line vote. Except for Schwarzenegger, the Republican party is a bunch of anti-science extremists who claim there is no global warming. Republicans don't give a flying rats ass about security here.


There is some sort of agreement in the north-east, but not as major.
http://www.rggi.org/

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I love you, California!

"The whole world has been watching to see whether California passes this bill"

It doesn't matter really what the US does in this regard. China and India are contributing or will be contributing a far far greater amount of greenhouse gases then the US in the near future.

The US still outputs far more than those two countries combined.
http://www.carbonplanet.com/home/country_emissions.php

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I love you, California!

"The whole world has been watching to see whether California passes this bill"

It doesn't matter really what the US does in this regard. China and India are contributing or will be contributing a far far greater amount of greenhouse gases then the US in the near future.

The US still outputs far more than those two countries combined.
http://www.carbonplanet.com/home/country_emissions.php

For now, yes, but in five years? And it doesn't matter anyhow, global warming is mostly liberal hype anyhow.