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The State of California’s Plan to Reduce Greenhouse gas Emissions
Last year, Democrats and one Republican passed AB 32 , which calls for California to reduce greenhouse gases 25% by the year 2020. With a pat on the back from then-Prime Minister Tony Blair, Governor Schwarzenegger said it would “ change the course of history .” He said other states and the federal government would follow his lead and that…
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readLast year, Democrats and one Republican passed AB 32, which calls for California to reduce greenhouse gases 25% by the year 2020. With a pat on the back from then-Prime Minister Tony Blair, Governor Schwarzenegger said it would “change the course of history.” He said other states and the federal government would follow his lead and that California would be a world leader in clean technology. In January, the State Air Resources Board is supposed to have completed the first step.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Ira Ruskin
Assemblyman from Redwood City, CA
Ivor John
President of the board of the Community Environmental Council
Ernst Von Weizsacker
Dean of the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UC Santa Barbara