http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ab32/ en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:28:07 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414055/posts As this page has long noted, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s goal of being revered as a global green giant has a potentially huge downside for California’s economy. The governor considers AB 32 – the landmark 2006 anti-global warming state law that forces increased use of cleaner but costlier forms of energy – his greatest achievement. But ever since the bill’s adoption, Schwarzenegger has found it increasingly difficult to reconcile his claims to support economic growth with his environmental policies, which add unique costs to California businesses not borne by their rivals in other states and nations. His cheerleading for ever-more-onerous regulations... San Diego Union - Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414055/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:28:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402480/posts California: While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger worries about rising seas, his state sinks below the waves. Don't mess with Texas, they say. But California and the nation could follow its lead. Last Wednesday, Gov. Schwarzenegger released a new report based on research compiled by the California Energy Commission claiming that by 2100 San Francisco Bay would be more bay than San Francisco, with Fisherman's Wharf and Treasure Island under the rising waters of climate change. His show-and-tell, which included a new Google Earth application the commission spent $150,000 to help develop, goes a long way toward explaining the once-Golden State's slide... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402480/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 01:10:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410051/posts Leadership: Alaska's ex-governor asks a question we'd like answered: Why is California's current governor pushing the same policies in Copenhagen that helped drive his state into record deficits and unemployment? The movie series that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name involved cyborgs traveling through time to alternately try to destroy or save one John Connor, who would grow up to be the leader of the resistance against a race of machines that ruled the planet. Prominent in the series was his tough cookie of a mom, Sarah Connor. Another Sarah has taken the lead in another resistance against another group... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410051/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:37:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409417/posts As the United Nations Climate Change Conference enters its second week in Copenhagen, California will send a delegation to showcase the state’s own climate change policies. Since his election to office in 2003, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has made global warming and climate change a cornerstone of his gubernatorial legacy. When he addresses conference delegates this week, Schwarzenegger will boast that under his watch the state has implemented some of the strictest and most comprehensive environmental regulations in the world. But delegates won’t be presented with the true cost of Schwarzenegger’s war on global warming. Californians know better than anyone else... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409417/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:07:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408051/posts COPENHAGEN (CBS 5 / AP) ― California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says world policymakers do not have to choose between a clean environment and economic growth. .. "we've proved that over and over again in California." .. he thinks world leaders may be risking setback by pushing so aggressively for an accommodation on curbs to heat-trapping emissions. .. people worried about climate change should pay more attention to companies, universities and "ordinary folks" and not put so much emphasis on a multinational consensus. He said that type of thinking is "setting yourself up for failure." .. poor nations have a right... cbs5 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408051/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:58:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402056/posts Snow continues to fall in the foothills and Sierra Nevada, even dusting valley communities, but the weather system will continue moving southeast, leaving the Sacramento region later today. Places such as Roseville, El Dorado Hills and even Galt got various amounts of snow, while it has piled up at higher elevations. .... "We actually had some (snow) here at the weather office at Watt and El Camino," said National Weather Service meteorologist Angus Barkhuff. "This is certainly an unusually cold weather system for California. It's not often we get to see some snowflakes here in the Sacramento area." Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402056/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:11:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365875/posts A local academic has emerged as the leading source of dark forecasts in a recession-fueled debate over whether California's war on global warming will hurt or help its economy. Sanjay Varshney, dean of the business school at California State University, Sacramento, predicts dire consequences if the state moves forward with plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions. His figures – dismissed by some economists – have been cited by business groups and politicians calling on the state to delay carrying out AB 32, the state's landmark climate change law. In a July paper paid for by the California Small Business Roundtable,... Sac Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365875/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:42:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351062/posts Al Gore attacks Chuck DeVore for Barbara Boxer! A friend of our campaign just forwarded a remarkable email to us. It was from Al Gore. The email from the former Vice President was a financial appeal to Barbara Boxer’s supporters. Al Gore says this about Chuck DeVore: “Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, is already campaigning hard across California. He voted against AB 32, the landmark global warming legislation…” Al Gore is right, Chuck DeVore voted against AB 32 – and debated against it – and fought tooth and nail against its implementation every step of the way. Because, unlike Al Gore, Chuck... Chuck DeVore for Senate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351062/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:07:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254396/posts SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California is planning the next stage of clean car standards even as U.S. President Barack Obama announces federal plans based on the state's model, its top climate change official said on Tuesday. Obama on Tuesday set 2016 mileage and carbon emissions goals for U.S. fleets, which will be codified by the federal Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency. "California will be immediately getting to work on what the standards should be for beyond 2016," Mary Nichols, who chairs the California Air Resources Board, said in a telephone interview. She expects "a much more stringent... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254396/posts#comment Wed, 20 May 2009 02:29:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253703/posts SACRAMENTO -- In a last-minute twist, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will miss his own special election in his state on Tuesday. Schwarzenegger flew to Washington Monday night to appear Tuesday morning with President Barack Obama and other leaders to announce a change in the nation's automobile emission rules. "Gov. Schwarzenegger has been leading the fight for California and 13 other state to regulate vehicle emissions," said gubernatorial spokesman Aaron McLear. "(The) historic announcement will include a three-party agreement between California, the Obama administration and the automakers that not only allows California to regulate our emissions but also establishes a national... Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253703/posts#comment Tue, 19 May 2009 05:05:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253484/posts In a last-minute twist, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will miss his own special election. The governor instead will appear Tuesday in Washington, D.C., with President Barack Obama and other leaders to announce a change in automobile emissions rules, said Schwarzenegger press secretary Aaron McLear. The governor will remain in Washington, D.C., this week to meet with congressional members and Obama officials "regarding the drastic cuts proposed in his May budget revision," McLear said. Schwarzenegger needs a federal waiver and congressional action to cut as much as $750 million in Medi-Cal. Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253484/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 22:03:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253262/posts SACRAMENTO – Call it overhead. The state Air Resources Board plans to collect more fees from industries responsible for large amounts of greenhouse gases to recoup the administrative costs of implementing California's landmark climate change law. The proposed $50 million in annual assessments would nick Californians for about $1.50 a year after the costs are passed down, regulators estimate. The climate change program has been partly living on borrowed money for some time, tapping various state accounts to pay for 155 positions within the air board and for about 20 others assigned to different agencies. The additional staff, which includes... San Diego Union - Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253262/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 16:26:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239958/posts California's Air Resources Board on Thursday approved a first-in-the-world regulation to minimize the amount of carbon in fuel, putting California on the cutting edge of promoting alternative fuels in a bid to combat global warming. The regulation will require fuel manufacturers to cut the so-called carbon intensity of fuels sold in the state 10 percent by 2020 - lowering the amount of greenhouse gases released for every unit of energy produced. "Now, finally, we are creating the opportunity for other types of transportation fuels to compete on a level playing field," Nichols said. Manufacturers can meet the standard by selling... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239958/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:02:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237092/posts PRESIDENT OBAMA’S PROPOSED FEDERAL SPENDING WILL TOP $4 TRILLION this year, about 29 percent of GDP-exceeded only by spending during World War II. Then there are the Administration’s plans to add $1.9 trillion in new taxes. This heady sum can hardly come from just the so-called rich as he claims. In addition, the cap-and-trade carbon tax will demand another $648 billion and will hit anyone who consumes energy, which means everyone. The President tells us that the higher taxes and enormous public spending are necessary to pay for recovery and deficit reduction. One needn’t look too far to see how... Chief Executive Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237092/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:04:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230758/posts Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced a partnership Wednesday with three local universities aimed at positioning the city to compete for hundreds of thousands of federal dollars for clean technology research and a proposed state institute to study climate change. The partnership with Caltech, UCLA and USC is part of the agenda Villaraigosa outlined in his State of the City speech Tuesday to lure and retain companies that focus on green endeavors such as solar, wind, battery and hydrogen fuel cell technologies. Villaraigosa said the CleanTech LA alliance, which also includes the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Business... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230758/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:30:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220440/posts Climate change may cost California tens of billions of dollars annually in coming years as sea levels rise and hot days cause people to turn up the air conditioning, a draft report from the state said on Wednesday. Thirsty cities may be able to buy water from farmers and high-altitude forests are expected to benefit for most of the century as trees enjoy the warmer weather, but a long-term effort to understand the details of climate change suggests costs will be higher than expected. Much depends on whether global efforts to slow the Earth's heating are successful. "Climate change will... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220440/posts#comment Thu, 2 Apr 2009 03:40:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2219885/posts Ambrose Bierce in The Devil's Dictionary satirically defined electricity as the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else. This definition seems apt for California Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), also known as the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. AB 32, which mandates shifting to much costlier forms of green energy, is not about Global Warming or Green Power at all. It would not have a chance of success in greenie California without its environmental mythology. What AB 32 is all about is passing along the costs of cleaning the air in California... Pasadena Sub Rosa http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2219885/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:13:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218486/posts . The author of California’s landmark law to curb greenhouse gas emissions has launched a two-year effort to expand the law’s reach into other operations, including logging, and shape the market place governing potentially billions of dollars worth of emissions credits. As the Legislature turns its focus from the state budget to legislation, dozens of ambitious new environmental proposals are emerging. But a bill by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, could be among the biggest pieces of environmental legislation this year. Pavley is best known as the author of AB 32, California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. Pavley, who... Capitol Weekly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218486/posts#comment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:43:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218108/posts For more than two years, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic lawmakers have been stuck in a self-congratulatory mode over the enactment of AB 32 and other laws meant to put California in the forefront of efforts to address global warming. Now that these laws are being implemented, it's plain congratulations aren't merited. Few states and nations have copied California's bold approach, validating our view that climate change is a global problem that requires a coordinated international approach. Instead, the chief result of our go-it-alone strategy will be to saddle our economy with unique burdens that will drive unemployment up and... San Diego Union - Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218108/posts#comment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:52:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215901/posts Calif. tire rule aims to pump up fuel efficiency By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California officials have decided to require auto repair shops to check tire pressure, a move they say will save millions of gallons of gasoline. The state Air Resources Board on Thursday adopted a resolution requiring repair shops to check tire pressure whenever they perform maintenance, oil changes and smog tests, beginning in July 2010. Regulators hope the idea spreads to other states. The U.S. Department of Energy has estimated that proper tire inflation can boost gas mileage by about 3.3 percent. President... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215901/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:58:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201961/posts When times are tough and money is scarce, it is the duty of locally elected leaders to ask tough questions about government programs. No program should be exempt from this scrutiny, including Assembly Bill 32 (the Global Warming Solutions Act), which is one of the largest regulatory schemes ever approved by the state of California. AB 32 will impact every citizen directly in the form of higher prices for gasoline and increased utility costs. Virtually every product and service we purchase will be impacted as businesses pass along their increased costs to consumers. With many scientists believing that the release... The Modesto Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201961/posts#comment Sun, 8 Mar 2009 17:12:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197350/posts SACRAMENTO — Even during this deep recession, California's air-quality regulators are on an accelerated schedule to adopt a series of global warming initiatives considered unmatched worldwide. Their aggressive push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming will eventually touch everyday life in both small and significant ways. Just Thursday, the state Air Resources Board moved to regulate fluorinated gases commonly used by the Silicon Valley-centered semiconductor industry to make chips used in cell phones and computers. A few weeks earlier, do-it-yourself mechanics were the target. Regulators adopted tighter rules on small cans of refrigerants that recharge vehicle air... San Diego Union - Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197350/posts#comment Mon, 2 Mar 2009 17:28:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2194866/posts The California budget deficit could go away easily if liberals removed some of its unnecessary environmental regulations. California holds deposits of many resources including oil and gas that could be leased to companies for over 50 billion dollars. Unfortunately, the elite are blocking those efforts with shrieks of global warming and the fear of more people using cars and depending less of public transit, not to mention fears of oil spills and all this mumbo jumbo about animal rights. (Which take precedent over the rights of human beings every time, especially if they are not yet born.) Rich liberals and... Mainestategop http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2194866/posts#comment Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:54:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2193810/posts "But to truly transform our economy, protect our security and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to ultimately make clean, renewable energy the profitable kind of energy. So I ask this Congress to send me legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy in America." --President Obama in his address to Congress 2/24/09 This echoes his pledge to Canada last week and it should be noted that the Department of Energy estimates "cap and trade" will cost up to $1 Trillion and up to $4 Million... the conservativexpress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2193810/posts#comment Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:53:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188952/posts 1:58 AM PST Reporting from Sacramento -- Aiming to end a three-month impassse, the California Senate prepared to vote early this morning on a deal Democrats and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reached with a GOP holdout to resolve the state's fiscal emergency. Under the deal, Sen. Abel Maldonado of Santa Maria agreed to provide the final Republican vote needed to pass a spending plan with billions of dollars in tax hikes. In exchange, Democrats would rewrite election rules that Maldonado says are stacked against moderates like himself. (snip) Throughout the day, negotiators stayed focused on Maldonado and GOP Sen. Dave Cox... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188952/posts#comment Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:16:49 GMT