Economists on AB32: “Delaying action now will be more costly than initiating action now.”

20 July 2010

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 [...]

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Governor’s race litmus test #43: High-speed rail

14 July 2010

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. [...]

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Sac Bee Viewpoint: Climate Change could decide fall elections

13 July 2010

I couldn’t agree more, Phil Trounstine & Jerry Roberts. The whole thing’s well worth a read. Do that here. Trounstine & Roberts point out that Prop 23 is starting from a weak position, with a little more than a third of those polled in favor. But a separate crosstab that the Field Poll ran at [...]

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