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Video: "Schwarzenegger Hits Bush on Global Warming"

During his interview on This Week Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hits the Bush administration for not believing in global warming.

From the page: "California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger explains how the state of California forged new ground in measuring total carbon emissions and setting goals for reductions ahead of the federal government."

From the page: "In an executive order signed on Monday, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger committed to getting a third of California's electricity from renewable sources by 2020. Schwarzenegger made the announcement while speaking at a solar panel factory in Sacramento. California Executive Order S-14-08 puts the state's renewable energy requirement at 33% by 2020, securing its place as the most aggressive renewable energy mandate in the country."

Study says greening will raise state's economy
Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer
Wednesday, September 17, 2008

From the page: "Taking strong measures to reduce greenhouse gases to combat global warming would help California's economy, boost employment and increase household savings and personal income, according to a new analysis.

The study, released Wednesday by the state Air Resources Board, predicts the results of a series of proposed measures requiring energy savings by 2020, the state's self-imposed deadline for rolling back carbon emissions to 1990 levels.

Under the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, the state must impose a limit on the amount of pollutants companies emit and expand renewable energy. These changes, along with others, would result in 100,000 new jobs, boost the state economy by $27 billion and increase personal income by $14 billion, the study said.

Households would save $400 a year because of improvements in energy inefficiency, and per capita income would raise by $200, according to the analysis.

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A separate analysis showed that the measures designed to curb greenhouse gas and save energy also would improve public health. In 2020, the measures would avoid an estimated 300 premature deaths, nearly 9,000 cases of asthma and other respiratory symptoms and the loss of 53,000 workdays."

A major new effort to eliminate California's suburban sprawl
By Paul Rogers
San Jose Mercury News
08/24/2008

From the page: "The bill would make California the first state in the nation to attempt to reduce global warming emissions by drawing up regional plans to reduce miles driven by passenger vehicles, then directing most transportation funding only to so-called "smart growth'" projects.

If it becomes law, the measure could affect everything from San Jose's proposed Coyote Valley development to future construction in eastern Contra Costa County, Watsonville and Napa.

"We know people are going to drive. We want them in their cars for less time," said state Sen. Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, who authored the bill, SB 375.

Steinberg, elected Thursday as the new state Senate leader, wants cities and counties to develop new housing close to rail lines, bus stops and bike lanes, and housing that's clustered near existing development, rather than built out in the countryside, necessitating long commutes."

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