California greenin' (new RPS: 20% renewable electricity by 2010)

[jpak]

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/15554187.

Renewable energy sources -- solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and the like -- provide about 11 percent of California's electricity.

California can do better: SB 107, now on the governor's desk, calls for requiring 20 percent of the state's electricity to come from renewable sources by 2010. Currently, the state's goal is 20 percent renewable by 2017.

The Energy Commission's 2003 report recommended accelerating that goal to 2010, and power companies are not opposed. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger should continue California's leadership on issues of alternative energy sources and environmentalism by signing this bill.

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Very few Republicans backed SB 107, citing the bill's complexity and the risk of raising energy costs.

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[JohnWxy]

1. Schwarzennegar making Bush look stupid. "ITs SO FANTAZTIC"

(that's supposed to be Arnold - he says 'It's so fantastic!' a lot.) This time I agree with him!

OF course Bush isn't stupid. It's just that he is owned by the Oil and Gas and Coal interests. So much for the GOP leading the way on national security.

[4dsc]

2. Not one mention of conservation??

I'm just curious why conservation is not on the agenda in California??