Upping the Standards
California is making big headlines this week with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announcing that he is striking a deal with legislators over reducing the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by 25% over the next 14 years. If the bill passes, it would put tighter reigns on utility and industrial companies on their carbon dioxide emissions.
As it stands, California is one of the largest states in the US, and apparently accounts for 2% of the world’s carbon emissions. With no huge surprise, oil companies oppose the bill, as I’m sure that it would create a blow to their standard operations.
I applaud the Governor’s attempts at chipping away at the core of our environmental problems, whether the bill passes or not. I can only hope that this will turn more heads and cause more citizens, officials and elected officers to scrutinize big industries, and help cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.
September 5th, 2006 at 12:41 pm
I don’t think I’ve ever voted for a Republican in my life, but if Ahnold were running for Prez- I think it would be my first!
September 5th, 2006 at 9:53 pm
It’s definetly good to see that he’s doing some good for the environment. Now let’s see what he’ll do with his more than eight hummers…
September 20th, 2006 at 6:48 am
You can bet your coookies Bush and Company would never have endorsed anything like this. If it becomes a popular model, though, they may just take credit for it.