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BTL:Big Oil Companies Back California Referendum to Repeal Climate Change Regulations
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- Between the Lines
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- 31 Oct 2010
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- 31 Oct 2010 08:14:08 AM
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BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine
Big Oil Companies Back California Referendum to Repeal Climate Change Regulations
Interview with Dan Newman, co-founder and director of MapLight.org, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
In 2006, California passed a ground-breaking law to address climate change, known as AB-32 or the Global Warming Solutions Act. In the face of inaction by the federal government on climate change, this state law requires California to reduce its global warming emissions -- including carbon dioxide and five other gases -- to 1990 levels by 2020. That would be a 25 percent reduction over current levels and would put California in compliance with requirements specified in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which the U.S. never ratified.
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Interview with Dan Newman, co-founder and director of MapLight.org, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
In 2006, California passed a ground-breaking law to address climate change, known as AB-32 or the Global Warming Solutions Act. In the face of inaction by the federal government on climate change, this state law requires California to reduce its global warming emissions -- including carbon dioxide and five other gases -- to 1990 levels by 2020. That would be a 25 percent reduction over current levels and would put California in compliance with requirements specified in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which the U.S. never ratified.
Story continues
www.btlonline.org/2010/seg/101105b-btl-newman.html
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