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The case against California's "Global Warming Solutions Act"

This week in our Sacramento Bee column, editorial writer Pia Lopez and I argue the merits of suspending California's AB 32. The 2006 law, which Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) touted as his signal policy accomplishment, imposes a "cap and trade" system to regulate pollution and requiring all manner of rules on how Californians may live.

Well, as it happens, the Legislature passed AB 32…

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Added by Ben Boychuk on June 16, 2010 at 6:14pm — No Comments

California's Shoddy Global Warming Law Springs a Leak

I wrote about the dire economic consequences California's "Global Warming Solutions Act" would have on California's economy for City Journal's website in February. At the time, I argued Gov. Schwarzengger would be insane not to suspend the law in the face of record unemployment and a sluggish economic recovery, noting a report by the state Air Resources Board that predicted “While climate policy yields new types…

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Added by Ben Boychuk on May 25, 2010 at 3:45pm — 4 Comments