Which Way, L.A.?
Prop 23, AB 32 and the California Politics of Global Warming
Proposition 23 on the November ballot has divided California's business community between those who make and depend on fossil fuels and those who hope to profit from the green economy. How long would it delay the state's effort to limit greenhouse gases? How many jobs would be lost in the short term? Why is Prop 23 posing particular problems for Republican candidates running statewide? Also, the LAPD and community opposition. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, corruption and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenProposition 23 on the November ballot has divided California's business community between those who make and depend on fossil fuels and those who hope to profit from the green economy. How long would it delay the state's effort to limit greenhouse gases? How many jobs would be lost in the short term? Why is Prop 23 posing particular problems for Republican candidates running statewide? Also, the LAPD and community opposition, from Gates to Bratton to Beck. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the run on Kabul Bank in Afghanistan raises a disturbing question: what if government corruption is more dangerous than the Taliban?
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3 storiesCalifornia Politics and Global Warming
Proposition 23 on the November ballot would suspend Governor Schwarzenegger's proudest achievement, AB 32 . The law that sets limits on emissions of greenhouse gases would not go back into effect until unemployment stayed at 5.5% for four consecutive quarters. The Prop 23 campaign is funded mostly by out-of-state energy companies.
Read the story19 minLAPD Chief Beck Tries to Diffuse Tensions over Westlake Shooting
Last night was the third in a row for street protests against the Los Angeles Police Department in the Westlake District near MacArthur Park. It's a mostly Latino neighborhood, where residents are angry about Sunday's LAPD shooting of a drunken man who allegedly threatened the officer with a knife.
Read the story7 minThe Run on Kabul Bank: Corruption and the Karzai Government
After Somallia, Transparency International now ranks the government of Afghanistan as the most corrupt in the world. The latest evidence is the crisis involving Kabul Bank , Afghanistan's most important private financial institution.
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