molly peterson

Oops! Forgot about this over the weekend: which magazines, you ask? The Atlantic and The New Republic, actually. (Preaching to the converted?) Bradford Plumer makes the point that state-level climate policy matters in The New Republic: Renewable standards, efficiency laws, a utility-only carbon-trade system that’s currently operating in the Northeast… And looking ahead, a number of Western states are watching California closely and mulling the possibility of linking up with its cap-and-trade system down the road. Assuming that Congress doesn’t

Opponents to AB32 – supporters of Proposition 23 – I write both so that I beat it into my own head that 23 opposes 32 – say they’re concerned that cutting greenhouse gas emissions even on an oft-delayed schedule will wreck the state’s economy. A bunch of pointy-headed intellectuals beg to differ. And within that group of intellectuals, some of ‘em are complaining about it. The Union of Concerned Scientists has a new letter out from a group of 118

It was written a few days ago, but nevertheless: from the Bay Area Bureau* comes an article about the connection between high-speed rail positions and the governor’s race. …which is apparently a litmus test for how the governor’s race will go. Which again makes climate a litmus test for how the governor’s race will go. Choice excerpt: Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate and former eBay CEO, said through a spokeswoman on Friday she “believes the state cannot afford the costs