California Considers Global Warming Solutions Act

California, the world's eight largest economy, is considering measures to address global change.

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August 18, 2006, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"California is forging ahead with the most aggressive U.S. program to reduce global warming -- a plan that pits Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger against fellow Republican George W. Bush.

Both the governor and his state's Democratic-led legislature want to make California -- the world's eighth largest economy -- a model to follow with caps in greenhouse gas emissions that the U.S. president rejects.

State politicians still are hammering out differences over the proposed Global Warming Solutions Act. If passed, it is likely to play a role in November's vote for governor and in national politics for years to come."

FULL STORY: California on brink of global warming breakthrough

Thursday, August 17, 2006 in Reuters

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