Prop 23: Killing the Environment to Create Jobs

[Nathanael]

Some new and important info on California's Prop 23.


In 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) – one of the first and most comprehensive climate change laws passed in America. But today, a new measure to appear on California’s ballot in November seeks to remove the protections put in place four years ago.

As originally reported by Huffington Post blogger Laura Bassett, Proposition 23, also known as the California Jobs Initiative, would “temporarily” suspend the environmental protections of AB 32 in order to create new jobs for a state with an unemployment rate that exceeds 12%. Once the state’s unemployment rate falls below 5.5%, Prop 23 allows for the environmental safeguards to be put back into place.

But Bassett found out who was really behind this initiative, and reported it in her blog post.

Link: http://www.energyboom.com/policy/prop-23-killing-environment-create-jobs

[glinda]

1. K & R who deleted my recm'd???

[glitch]

2. K & R #3 nt

[txlibdem]

3. problem with the link

[zeaper]

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Depending on what we decide pollution is, it could cost a lot of money.