March 29, 2013 By Warren Duffy AB 245 is a bill that would reverse the secrecy that currently exists around the cap-and-trade auctions of the California Air Resources Board. As CalWatchdog.com reported last August, the Legislature "nixed" proposals to mandate accountability under Sections 1...
Posts Tagged ‘global warming’AB 245 would shine light on cap-and-trade auctionsSaturday, March 30th, 2013Radicalness of CARB’s long-term plans comes into focusWednesday, March 20th, 2013 March 20, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- While the California Air Resources Board continues to forge ahead like a blind bull in a china shop with its far-reaching climate change plan, the extent of the destruction that could result is beginning to become evident. At a legislative hearing... Employers and taxpayers ask Gov. Brown to halt cap and tradeFriday, March 15th, 2013 March 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes A group of employers and taxpayers have sent a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown asking that he halt cap and trade "and policies to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions." Cap and trade is the state's fledgling system of trading carbon credits to reduce greenhou... CARB honcho Mary Nichols makes power grabTuesday, February 5th, 2013Feb. 5, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- What do the California Air Resources Board, the Transit Authority, the Highway Patrol, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Bar Pilots have in common? More than you would think. Because all vehicles, railroad... U.S. Dems ask NFL, NBA for advice on climate changeFriday, February 1st, 2013 Feb. 1, 2013 By Katy Grimes Reader warning: Only read this story if you have low blood pressure; this could make your head explode. If you were on-the-fence about man-made climate change, this should finally knock you off and bring you back to reality. The Hill reports A new Capitol... Tree ring studies confirm global COOLING, cast doubt on AB 32Thursday, January 31st, 2013 Jan. 31, 2013 By Chriss Street Global cooling? New studies of tree rings show that it's happening. Yet California remains governed by AB 32, whose official title is the "Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006." It's seven years later. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who signed AB 32 into law, is ... Plastic bag ban rises from the deadWednesday, January 23rd, 2013 Jan. 23, 2013 By Katy Grimes The plastic bag horror movie that wouldn't go away... It's baaaacccckkkkk! Assemblyman Marc Levine, D-San Rafael, announced Monday that he is bringing back from the dead a proposal banning all plastic bags. Assembly Bill 158 would ban "single-use" ... LAO Whitewashes Gov. Brown’s Rosy BudgetTuesday, January 15th, 2013 Jan. 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- "Everything's Coming Up Roses," from the Broadway musical Gypsy, should be Gov. Jerry Brown's new theme song. His 2013-14 budget proposal, released last Thursday, was full of happy news, good times a projected balanced budget and an upcoming surplus.... Gov. Brown’s new budget seeks to equalize the unequalThursday, January 10th, 2013Jan. 10, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- Many in the state refer to the annual California governor's January budget proposal as fantasy. Gov. Jerry Brown did not disappoint today as he presented his budget -- "balanced and fair," according to Brown, and a way to equalize the unequal. "I w... Pravda laughs at American global warming hysteriaSunday, January 6th, 2013 Jan. 6, 2012 By Katy Grimes Imagine my surprise when I found an article in Pravda mocking Western academics, scientists, environmentalists and government elites for using the cause célèbre of "man-made global warming" as a way to "control the lives and behaviors of their populations." ... |