Trying to clear the air about air. Gov. candidates tackle the environment.

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Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich said state environmental and natural resources officials soon will visit California environmental officials to look at that state's enactment of strict emission standards for future vehicles with the goal of naming a task force to "institute the same type of reforms here in Illinois."

"I look forward to discussing the results of that meeting and how we can move forward in Illinois," Blagojevich said. "I will work to identify what further actions we can take at the state level to reduce emissions."

Republican Judy Baar Topinka said she supports efforts to reduce carbon emissions but said it would be "untruthful" to back the mandates of the Kyoto climate change treaty, which calls for a 7 percent reduction from 1990 carbon-emission levels by 2012. The United States has not joined the treaty.

"There are many ways we can begin to move this state toward the Kyoto Protocol numbers, and I will use state resources to help achieve carbon reductions," she said. She said she supports modern "clean coal" technology, increased renewable energy development and conservation measures, particularly for state facilities.


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1. It would be 'untruthful' eh?

Is it too hard for her to figure out how to do it without losing friends?

She gone.