rssIn California, Prop 23 Threatens State’s Renewable Energy Standard
Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 9:55 am
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The Los Angeles Times reported today that a California agency is set to approve renewable energy standard that is significantly more stringent than the one being discussed at the congressional level. California’s RES would require that 33 percent of the state’s electricity come from renewable sources like wind and solar by 2020.
That’s a gigantic number when compared to the RES bill unveiled by Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kans.) this week. The bill would require that 15 percent of the country’s power come from renewables by 2021. Luckily though, the proposal demurs to state RES programs that are more stringent than the federal standard, so California’s mandate, if passed, would stand.
But there is trouble brewing for California’s RES. If passed in November, Proposition 23, a ballot initiative that would overturn the state’s landmark climate change bill, would, in turn, negate the California Air Resources Board’s authority to implement the renewable energy mandate.
Of course, this could have all been avoided if state lawmakers had passed a bill this month that would have cemented the 33 percent RES into law. But, in a preview of what may be coming down the road in Congress, stakeholders couldn’t agree on the details of the proposal.
According to the Times:
State lawmakers this month missed the deadline to pass SB 722 — widely considered the most important environmental bill of the year — which would have made the 33 percent requirement a state law. But a sprawling coalition of environmentalists, utilities and clean-tech companies bickered over a slew of amendments and prevented the bill from meeting a Sept. 1 midnight deadline.
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Comment posted September 23, 2010 @ 10:43 am
The California Jobs Initiative (CJI) is an oil corporation farce and fraud. There is no connection, whatsoever, between greenhouse gas emission reduction and the loss of jobs. This notion is an insult to the intelligence of the people of California. In fact, there is growth in the clean, renewable energy industry. Chevron employs 65,000 worldwide and CJI is not going to change this. The only jobs created by the oil industry are clean-up jobs after oil spills and deep water, blow-outs and pump-handler jobs. CJI will make fantastic profits for the oil industry, increase air pollution, especially in communities around their refineries, and there will not be lower gas prices. Koch Industries, Valero and Tesoro are super Enrons. Since when did the oil companies start to show any concern for the unemployed and their families and for small bisinesses?
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Comment posted September 23, 2010 @ 1:59 pm
Look at what happened to Spain when they aggressively pursed Alt. energy (i.e., solar). The country ended up paying a lot more than it expected, and had to bring a virtual hault to the program. With CA's unemployment rate at 12%, and 90% of the renewable energy jobs overseas, why aren't people more in favor of Prop 24?
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Comment posted October 1, 2010 @ 2:57 am
The country ended up paying a lot more than it expected, and had to bring a virtual hault to the program. With CA's unemployment rate at 12%, and 90% of the renewable energy jobs overseas, why aren't people more in favor of Prop 24?
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