People & Power: Proposition 23 - California's Global Warming Showdown With Texas & Koch's Oil Firms

[Turborama]

Run time: 23:58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gI5aFnm8hM   Posted on YouTube: October 30, 2010 By YouTube Member: AlJazeeraEnglish Views on YouTube: 1024   Posted on DU: November 02, 2010 By DU Member: Turborama Views on DU: 409

 
(Highly recommended short documentary from Al Jazeera English which exposes Texas oil companies' (& the Koch Brother's) role in Proposition 23. If you don't have time to watch it now, 'favorite' on YouTube or bookmark http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/peopleandpower/2010/10/20101027103846845445.html">this page for later viewing)

In California they will also be voting on a proposal called Proposition 23, which could have a profound impact on efforts to deal with climate change.

In 2006, California passed the Global Warming Solutions Act, this was landmark legislation designed to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2020.

However Proposition 23 would suspend efforts to reduce those emissions until the state's unemployment rate stayed below 5.5 per cent for four consecutive quarters.

That has only been achieved three times in the last 40 years, and the number of jobless currently stands at more than 12 per cent.

With Barack Obama, the US president, and the Congress unable to pass a national clean energy bill, the state's global warming law was being hailed as the most powerful stimulus for a green technology revolution in the US.

But as filmmakers Joe Rubin and Dan McKinney found out, powerful fossil fuel interests are determined to stop California from providing that lead.

Related NPR story: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130982095">Oil Firms Bankroll Calif. Climate-Change Measure

In LBN: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4596725">Schwarzenegger Congratulates Giants, Bashes Prop 23

[physioex]

1. Outstanding Journalism.......

Too bad we don't get this from the corporate media here. Thank You for posting.

[sabrina 1]

3. Yes, I meant to say that also. It's sad that we have to go to Al

Jazeera to find out what is going on here ....

Wish I had had this a few days ago to send to people who were confused on this issue.

[Turborama]

4. You're most welcome

I'm glad you found it as interesting and well reported as I did. :hi:

[sabrina 1]

2. Thanks Turborama

I know a few people who will be voting against this tomorrow. There really should have been much more information on it as several people I have talked to did not know what it was about and weren't sure how to vote on it.

:kick:

[Turborama]

5. Sorry it was a bit late

I saw it on TV the other day and couldn't find it on YouTube at the time, unfortunately it's a bit late to pass on to the people you talked to and not within the time limit which would have allowed it to go on the front page.

It's one proposition I'll be keeping a close eye on as it's result will be having wide ranging implications, glad to hear you know a few people who are voting against it. :thumbsup:

:hi:

[sabrina 1]

8. Yes, it was an important issue and it looks like people

were aware of it as it did not succeed. :-)

[Jack Rabbit]

6. The ballot was full of corporate sponsored entitlements for the aristocracy

Prop 23 was one I made sure to vote against.

So, have we beaten Taxas for the second night in a row?

[Turborama]

7. Someone showed it on TV, it looked like a phone book! And yes, Texas has been beaten again

The atmosphere thanks you and everyone else who defeated it for your vote!

In LBN: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4598297

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