[Source: CalChamber / Allan Zaremberg] California produces just 1 percent of atmospheric carbon emissions, yet global leaders and activists care about California regulations. Why is this? It’s the same reason that California politicos insist on our unique climate regulations. Governors and legislators–here and globally–count on California’s leadership to translate into solutions applicable around the world. Read More…
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California drivers pay growing cost for climate program
[Source: San Francisco Chronicle] A California program to fight climate change may now add more to the cost of gasoline than the state gas-tax increase that many voters want to repeal. The Low Carbon Fuel Standard designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions from fuel, now adds 12 to 14 cents per gallon to the cost of gasoline Read More…
Californians appear poised to reject measure controlling how climate change funds are spent
[Source: Los Angeles Times] Four statewide ballot propositions were passing in California on Tuesday, while an effort to control spending of funds collected through the state’s climate change program appeared headed toward a defeat. Proposition 70 would have required both houses of the Legislature, six years from now, to approve spending of cash collected from Read More…
Legislatures kill transparency pricing at the pump
[Source: Fox & Hounds] Californians now pay as much as $1.00 more per gallon of fuel than the rest of the country. Shouldn’t the motoring public know why? A bill in the California Legislature to do just that was Senate Bill 1074, by state Sen. John Moorlach, R-Costa Mesa. Called “Disclosure of government-imposed costs,” it Read More…
The bullet train is California’s biggest infrastructure project — but it’s seldom discussed in governor’s race
[Source: Los Angeles Times] It’s the biggest infrastructure project in state history, but the California bullet train gets hardly any attention on the campaign trail. The leading candidates for governor have said little publicly about how they would fix dire problems in the $77-billion mega-project that has already overrun its initial cost estimate by $44 Read More…
Shaking down manufacturers doesn’t help climate change fight
[Source: The Sacramento Bee] California manufacturers are big players in the state’s efforts to address climate change. The largest companies are regulated through a program that will greatly reduce emissions and grow the economy at the same time. The result will be a win-win for jobs and the environment. Unfortunately, trial attorneys and a handful Read More…
The environmental consequences of your second car
[Source: Pacific Standard] New research finds Californians who buy a fuel-efficient car often purchase a bigger, less environmentally friendly second vehicle. Bad news for those of us who hoped the increasing popularity of hybrids and other high-mileage cars and trucks would be a game-changer in the fight against climate change. It seems we forgot about Read More…
Allowing polluters to offset carbon emissions by paying forest owners effectively reduces greenhouse gases
[Source: Stanford News] A pioneering California program to sell carbon offsets has surprising environmental benefits – including providing habitat for endangered species – and provides lessons for initiatives under development in other states and countries. You can’t grow money on trees, but you can earn money for letting trees grow. Or at least you can Read More…
Climate policies study shows Inland Empire economic boon
[Source: Berkeley News] According to the first comprehensive study of the economic effects of climate programs in California’s Inland Empire, Riverside and San Bernardino counties experienced a net benefit of $9.1 billion in direct economic activity and 41,000 jobs from 2010 through 2016. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Read More…