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Posted: 01 Nov 2010 15:45:55
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CAP AND TRADE

California Regulators Move Cap-And-Trade Rules Forward. San
Francisco -California regulators issued on Friday proposed
cap-and-trade rules they plan to adopt by the end of the year, a
key part of a state climate law that is being challenged in next
week's election. Under the proposed cap-and-trade rules,
scheduled to start in 2012, the state Air Resources Board would
place a limit, or cap, on greenhouse-gas emissions for the state
that would decline over time. Greenhouse-gas emitters would need
to obtain allowances to emit carbon dioxide from the state or
other polluters with excess allowances. Posted.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101029-720286.html

State Unveils New Rule For Battling Climate Change. Regulation
would reduce pollution, but voters may suspend entire project.
Sacramento - — The most controversial piece of California's
efforts to battle climate change, a cap-and-trade program for
large polluters, was unveiled Friday by the California Air
Resources Board just days before the state's voters will decide
whether to put the entire effort on hold. Posted.
http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-10-30/news/24545526_1_cap-and-trade-program-climate-change-carbon-dioxide

Recession Cut Level Of California's Carbon Cap. Lower pollution
levels brought on by California's struggling economy have
prompted the state to ratchet down its proposed cap on greenhouse
gas emissions for 2012.On Friday, the California Air Resources
Board unveiled new regulations for its cap-and-trade program,
which places limits on the amount of carbon that the state's
largest oil refineries and power companies can emit. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/30/v-print/3144519/recession-cut-level-of-californias.html

California Unveils New Climate Law Rules. California plans a soft
start to its new cap and trade program, which places tough new
restrictions on the amount of greenhouse gases produced by
California companies. The California Air Resources Board today
unveiled the new regulations for the cap and trade program, which
sets a ceiling on the amount of carbon that refiners, power
companies and major manufacturers can emit each year. Posted.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/10/29/v-print/2137998/california-unveils-new-climate.html

California Releases Landmark Global Warming Rules. Roughly 600 of
California's major polluters -- from oil refineries to power
plants and factories -- will face mandatory limits on the amount
of greenhouse gases they emit, starting Jan. 1, 2012, under new
rules released Friday by state air regulators. The facilities
will be able to trade pollution credits under a new "cap and
trade" market, and will be allowed to use projects that offset
global warming, such as tree planting, to cover up to 8 percent
of their emissions limits. Posted.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_16473945?source=rss

California Doubles Offset Use in Cap-and-Trade Plan. (Updates
with carbon permit price floor starting in the ninth paragraph.)
-- California environmental regulators plan to let power plants,
oil refineries and factories use more carbon offsets to meet
pollution targets in the state's cap-and- trade program for
greenhouse gases. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/10/28/bloomberg1376-LB1W7D6S972801-1V45DHVUE5EPMUK6CPPHD594O7.DTL&type=printable

California Carbon Auctions in 2015 May Boost Gasoline Prices.
California's planned cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases
may raise gasoline prices in 2015 when oil refiners are required
to start buying carbon dioxide permits for pollution from cars
and trucks, a state agency said. The program would regulate
carbon dioxide emissions from the vehicles when they burn
oil-based fuels. Posted.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/10/28/bloomberg1376-LB27O71A74E901-6ETG1T1AGITGP64MEGHMQPI0NP.DTL&type=printable

State Releases Landmark Global Warming Rules. Roughly 600 of
California's major polluters -- from oil refineries to power
plants and factories -- will face mandatory limits on the amount
of greenhouse gases they emit, starting Jan. 1, 2012, under new
rules released Friday by state air regulators. The facilities
will be able to trade pollution credits under a new "cap and
trade" market, and will be allowed to use projects that offset
global warming, such as tree planting, to cover up to 8 percent
of their emissions limits. Posted.
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_16473944?source=rss

California Unveils Greenhouse Gas Trading Plan. San Francisco -
California unveiled on Friday its final blueprint of a market
system to curb greenhouse gases, relaxing expected rules in the
face of a weak economy in a measure that could set the tone for
the nation's climate policy. By agreeing to give away virtually
all necessary permits to factories and power plants when the
program starts in 2012, rather than sell them at auction, the U.S
state with the biggest economy and population is acknowledging
the challenges of double-digit unemployment -- and the reality
that pollution decreases as the economy slows. Posted.
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFN2926068420101029?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true

California Voters Could Reverse State Level Regulations Modeled
After Kyoto Protocol. Americans living in the most industrialized
regions of the country have a special stake in the outcome of a
California ballot initiative that would suspend implementation of
that state’s global warming law until after unemployment drops,
according to policy experts who favor a free market response to
energy needs. Posted.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailycaller/20101101/pl_dailycaller/californiavoterscouldreversestatelevelregulationsmodeledafterkyotoprotocol_1/print

Why California's Environmentalists May Defeat Prop 23.
Environmentalists are great at visualizing catastrophe - just see
An Inconvenient Truth - but even the most doom-filled green would
have had a difficult time imagining the past 12 months. From the
debacle of the hacked Climategate e-mails to the bitter
disappointment of Copenhagen to the slow death of carbon cap and
trade in the Senate, the past year has mostly been one of
reversals for the U.S. environmental movement. The midterm
elections aren't looking any better. Tea Party–backed candidates
not only oppose cap and trade, they question the reality of
climate change. Posted.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20101101/hl_time/08599202835500

Calif. Releases Landmark Rulings. About 600 of California's major
polluters -- from oil refineries to power plants and factories --
will face mandatory limits on the amount of greenhouse gases they
emit, starting Jan. 1, 2012, under rules released Friday by state
air regulators. The facilities will be able to trade pollution
credits under a new "cap and trade" market, and will be allowed
to use projects that offset global warming, such as tree
planting, to cover up to 8 percent of their emissions limits.
Posted. http://www.dailydemocrat.com/rss/ci_16483970?source=rss

California Doubles Carbon-Offset Use in Cap-and-Trade Plan to
Meet Targets. California environmental regulators plan to let
power plants, oil refineries and factories use more carbon
offsets to meet pollution targets in the state’s cap-and- trade
program for greenhouse gases. Companies in the cap-and-trade
program could use the offsets, which are pollution cuts from
unregulated sources such as farms and forests, to meet up to 8
percent of their “compliance obligation,” the California Air
Resources Board said in a report on its website. Posted.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2010-10-29/california-regulators-double-carbon-offset-usage-in-cap-and-trade-program.html

California Regulators Move Cap-And-Trade Rules Forward. San
Francisco (Dow Jones)-California regulators issued on Friday
proposed cap-and-trade rules they plan to adopt by the end of the
year, a key part of a state climate law that is being challenged
in next week's election. Under the proposed cap-and-trade rules,
scheduled to start in 2012, the state Air Resources Board would
place a limit, or cap, on greenhouse-gas emissions for the state
that would decline over time. Posted.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010/10/29/california-regulators-cap-trade-rules-forward/

California Carbon Auctions in 2015 May Boost Gasoline Prices.
California’s planned cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases
may raise gasoline prices in 2015 when oil refiners are required
to start buying carbon dioxide permits for pollution from cars
and trucks, a state agency said. The program would regulate
carbon dioxide emissions from the vehicles when they burn
oil-based fuelsPosted.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-29/california-carbon-auctions-in-2015-may-boost-gasoline-prices.html

California Reveals Terms Of Nation's First Economywide CO2
Cap-And-Trade System. California regulators have released the
country's first comprehensive, mandatory emissions trading system
for greenhouse gases. The California Air Resources Board issued a
preliminary design last week detailing how approximately 2.7
billion allowances will be distributed to emitters in their
effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020
-- an amount anywhere between 18 million and 27 million metric
tons of CO2 equivalent. Posted.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2010/11/01/3

Cap and Trade, the California Way. Months after federal
cap-and-trade legislation died in the Senate and days before
California voters will decide on a fiercely fought ballot
initiative to deep-freeze the state’s global-warming-prevention
law, state regulators released hundreds of pages of rules on
Friday for how the law is to be applied, industry by industry.
Posted.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/cap-and-trade-the-california-way/?pagemode=print

ARB Shows Its Cap-And-Trade Cards Before Voters Play Prop 23
Hand. While most of the rest of California is talking about
whether to suspend or continue with AB 32, the state's Air
Resources Board has released a plan about how they'd run the
landmark greenhouse gas law's central program - the cap and trade
program - and they're looking for public comment. Starting in two
years, the first phase of the cap and trade program includes
electricity and large industrial facilities. Posted.
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/environment/2010/10/30/arb-shows-its-cap-and-trade-cards-voters-play-prop/

Cap-And-Trade Program Unveiled By California's Air Board. With
voters headed to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of
California's climate change law, regulators are pressing ahead
with a key part of the statute that puts limits on how much the
state's companies can pollute. The California Air Resources Board
today will unveil new rules and regulations for a cap-and-trade
program. It will set a ceiling on the amount of carbon that
refiners, power companies and major manufacturers can emit each
year. Posted.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/10/29/v-print/102816/cap-and-trade-program-unveiled.html

California Air Resources Board Reveals Cap And Trade Regulation.
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has revealed its
greenhouse gas cap-and-trade regulation that will impact
transportation fuels. It will provide an overall limit on the
emissions from sources responsible for 85 per cent of
California’s greenhouse gas emissions and is designed to work in
collaboration with other complementary policies to expand energy
efficiency programs and reduce vehicle emissions while
encouraging innovation. Posted.
http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/10/31/california-air-resources-board-reveals-cap-and-trade-regulation/

ARB Releases Proposed Cap-And-Trade Regulation For Comment;
Transportation Fuels Impacted In 2015. The California Air
Resources Board released its proposed greenhouse gas
cap-and-trade regulation. The release begins a public comment
period culminating in a 16 December public hearing in Sacramento,
California, at which the Board will consider adopting the
proposed program. During the public comment period, ARB staff
will continue to meet with stakeholders to refine the regulation
and develop proposed changes to present at the Board hearing.
Posted.
http://www.favstocks.com/arb-releases-proposed-cap-and-trade-regulation-for-comment-transportation-fuels-impacted-in-2015/2927250/

California Unveils Final Plan For Cap-And-Trade Scheme. Regional
carbon trading scheme on track to launch in 2012. California
unveiled the final draft proposals for its planned emissions
cap-and-trade programme late last week, prompting a mixed
reception from business leaders. While some Californians see the
regulations as a positive spur for green jobs, others have
criticized the policy as being too ambitious given the current
economic challenges faced by the state. Posted.
http://www.businessgreen.com/articles/print/2272505

California Reveals Terms Of Nation's First Economy-Wide CO2
Cap-And-Trade System. The California Air Resources Board issued a
preliminary design last week for the country's first
comprehensive, mandatory emissions trading system for greenhouse
gases. California regulators have released the country's first
comprehensive, mandatory emissions trading system for greenhouse
gases. Posted.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=california-reveals-terms-cap-and-trade&print=true

California Unveils Greenhouse Gas Trading Plan. San Francisco –
California unveiled on Friday its final blueprint of a market
system to curb greenhouse gases, relaxing expected rules in the
face of a weak economy in a measure that could set the tone for
the nation's climate policy. By agreeing to give away virtually
all necessary permits to factories and power plants when the
program starts in 2012 … Posted.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101029/us_nm/us_carbon_california

California ARB Releases Proposed GHG Regulation. The California
Air Resources Board (ARB) has released its proposed greenhouse
gas (GHG) cap-and-trade regulation. The release begins a public
comment period culminating in a Dec. 16 public hearing in
Sacramento, Calif., at which ARB will consider adopting the
proposed program. During the public comment period, ARB staff
will continue to meet with stakeholders to refine the regulation
and develop proposed changes to present at the hearing. Posted.
http://www.nawindpower.com/naw/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6791

California Issues Softened ETS Rules. California’s Air Resources
Board (ARB) has released draft final rules on the operation of
the state’s emissions trading scheme, the cornerstone of the
state’s landmark global warming bill, AB 32. The release comes on
the eve of US mid-term elections and appears to be framed to help
combat attempts to delay its implementation. Posted.
http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=2159

CLIMATE CHANGE

Oil And Tobacco Companies Face Off Against Environmentalists On
Prop. 26. Until recently, Prop. 26, which would require the
Legislature and local governments to use a two-thirds vote rather
than a simple majority to pass fees on businesses, had been
overshadowed by other measures. In the last two weeks of the
campaign, oil companies have poured millions of dollars into
promoting Proposition 26, a measure on Tuesday's ballot that
would require a two-thirds vote, rather than a simple majority,
for the state Legislature and local governments to assess many
fees on business. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop26-20101101,0,2866295,print.story

Prop. 23 Is A Money Saver, Valero Contends. The Texas oil company
says its big Wilmington refinery would face prohibitive new
costs, which it would have to pass on to consumers, if there's no
relief from California's new emissions law. The Valero oil
refinery sprawls over 140 acres beside the Port of Long Beach, a
treeless tangle of steel pipes, smokestacks, boilers and storage
tanks fenced in by chain link and razor wire. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-1031-prop-23-refineries-20101031,0,1946569,print.story

Ballot Initiatives Divide A Usually United Business Front.
Propositions that, among others, would suspend California's
emissions law and make it more difficult for governments to
impose new fees draw less-than-unanimous support. Reporting from
Sacramento. California business usually shows singular unanimity
on election day. This year is a bit different. With voting
Tuesday, the business community has coalesced, as usual, behind
Republican candidates, including gubernatorial hopeful Meg
Whitman, who is promising tax cuts and reduced regulation.
Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-business-election-20101031,0,2963099,print.story

GOP Plans Attacks On The EPA And Climate Scientists. If
Republicans win control of the House, they plan to go after the
Obama administration's environmental policies and the researchers
who have offered evidence on global warming, whom they accuse of
manipulating data. If the GOP wins control of the House next
week, senior congressional Republicans plan to launch a
blistering attack on the Obama administration's environmental
policies, as well as on scientists who link air pollution to
climate change. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-epa-battle-ahead-20101030,0,2933063,print.story

Scenarios: Republican Election Impact On Climate Change.
Republicans are poised to make big gains in Tuesday's
congressional elections, putting them in position to reverse
Democrats' drive for comprehensive climate change legislation.
President Barack Obama's Democrats, who largely support
legislation requiring the first mandatory cuts in greenhouse gas
pollution, currently hold majorities in both chambers of the U.S.
Congress. Posted.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A04Y920101101

Uncertainty In US Energy Policy Is Cleantech’s Real Challenge.
Californians will be voting tomorrow on Proposition 23, which
would suspend AB32, California’s global warming law introduced in
2006 to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. AB32 is
considered a pioneering piece of legislation that could lead the
US into a clean energy economy, and startups and venture firms
that back them have been drawn to California by the proposed law.
Posted.
http://venturebeat.com/2010/11/01/uncertainty-in-us-energy-policy-is-cleantech%E2%80%99s-real-challenge/

Chevron Spending $4 million on Prop 26, Prop 23's Stealthier
Twin. Chevron CEO John Watson recently insisted his company is
neutral on California Proposition 23, even though the so-called
Dirty Energy Proposition seems like such a good fit. Chevron's
money may be on a different horse, but the company is still in
the same race to beat back environmental regulations and protect
dirty energy profits. Posted.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-tarbotton/chevron-spending-4-millio_b_777093.html?view=print

FUELS

California Voters To Determine Future Of LCFS. Environmental
groups and transportation fuel manufacturers nationwide will be
keeping a watchful eye on the results of California’s mid-term
elections Nov. 2. On the ballot is a proposition that could
effectively halt most of the state’s efforts to reduce greenhouse
gas (GHG emissions) by implementing measures to promote renewable
resources and lower carbon fuels. Posted.
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article-print.jsp?article_id=7100

GREEN ENERGY

Solar Farm Sparks Heated Debate In California's Panoche Valley.
San Benito County officials support a proposed Solargen facility
just south of San Francisco Bay, but local farmers and ranchers
say it will ruin their livelihoods and further endanger some
species. A kind of family feud has erupted in San Benito County's
rich slice of Central California farmland over plans to build a
massive solar power facility in a valley shared by 20 ranchers
and organic farmers and some of the rarest creatures in the
United States. Posted.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-solar-panoche-20101101,0,3099917,print.story

Nissan Shows Tiny Electric Concept Vehicle. Yokohama, Japan --
Nissan showed a two-seater electric vehicle resembling a go-cart
Monday that isn't ready for sale but spotlights the Japanese
automaker's ambitions to be the leader in zero-emission cars.
Nissan Motor is planning to produce 250,000 electric vehicles a
year, starting with the Leaf electric car set for delivery in
Japan and the U.S. in December, and next year in Europe. Its
alliance partner Renault of France is planning to produce another
250,000 electric vehicles a year. Posted.
http://www.mercurynews.com/green-energy/ci_16491364

OPINION

Dan Walters: New 'Big Four' Promise Big Impact. Polls tell us
that all but a handful of Californians are very unhappy with the
direction of the state and hunger for change, even if they
disagree vehemently on what kind of change it should be. Change,
however, is already in the air, because as Arnold Schwarzenegger
exits the governorship he leaves behind four powerful – albeit
unelected – agencies that could profoundly remake the state's
economy and culture. One of those agencies, the Air Resources
Board, predates Schwarzenegger. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/01/v-print/3147922/dan-walters-new-big-four-promise.html
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/11/01/1633955/dan-walters-change-is-in-the-air.html

California's Dirty Prop 23. IT'S NOT Plan A, B or even C, but if
Congress continues to do nothing on climate change,
environmentalists can at least take heart that some states are
planning to cut greenhouse emissions on their own. As usual on
such issues, California leads the way, with a robust greenhouse
gas law mandating a reduction in the state's emissions to 1990
levels by 2020, which its state legislature approved in 2006.
Posted.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/30/AR2010103003474_pf.html

Letter: Face inconvenient truths on Prop. 23. I laughed reading
Dan Carter and Francis Farley's letters denouncing Proposition 23
suspending California's AB32 global warming law. They regurgitate
emotional talking points like: "Say no to greedy Texas oil
companies." Some inconvenient facts: 1. The New York Times
reported that the "no on 23 forces" had raised $16.3 million to
the yes campaign's $8.9 million, according to California
Secretary of State. Where's big greed now? Follow the money.
Posted. http://www.chicoer.com/opinion/ci_16483171

OK Prop. 23 to save money. Vote “yes” on Prop. 23, which will
delay the implementation of AB32 until the economy has improved.
This is very reasonable. There is no question the regulations and
the cap-and-tax program created by AB32 will reduce the number of
jobs, slow the economic recovery and increase the unfriendly
business environment in California. AB32 is intended to reduce
greenhouse gasses. Here is what you haven’t been told: Posted.
http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_c3e0d2b6-e484-11df-80c2-001cc4c03286.html

Letters Blog: AB32: Powered Up By False Premises. Unlike doctors,
there is no Hippocratic Oath for politicians promising to do no
harm to their patients. Assembly Bill 32, The Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006 will do great economic harm to California
citizens with no perceptible benefit. Proposition 23 would
suspend implementation of AB32 until the state’s unemployment
rate drops to 5.5 percent. It’s helpful to examine the premises
of AB32 and determine their validity. The stated purpose was to
“achieve real, quantifiable, cost-effective reductions of
greenhouse gases.” Posted.
http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/letters-273493-powered-premises.html

Why California's Prop 23 is Essential to Economy. Reports last
month showed that California’s Air Resources Board miscalculated
and overstated the state’s diesel pollution levels by more than
300 percent. This egregious error has major policy implications.
The ARB, responsible for researching, calculating and
implementing California’s air quality standards, originally
claimed that California’s off-road machinery uses one billion
gallons of diesel fuel per year. The ARB now admits, however,
that the actual number is closer to 228 million gallons. Posted.
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/why-california-s-prop-23-is-essential-to-economy

California Voters Could Reverse State Level Regulations Modeled
After Kyoto Protocol. Americans living in the most industrialized
regions of the country have a special stake in the outcome of a
California ballot initiative that would suspend implementation of
that state’s global warming law until after unemployment drops,
according to policy experts who favor a free market response to
energy needs. Posted.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailycaller/20101101/pl_dailycaller/californiavoterscouldreversestatelevelregulationsmodeledafterkyotoprotocol_1/print

Why California's Environmentalists May Defeat Prop 23.
Environmentalists are great at visualizing catastrophe - just see
An Inconvenient Truth - but even the most doom-filled green would
have had a difficult time imagining the past 12 months. From the
debacle of the hacked Climategate e-mails to the bitter
disappointment of Copenhagen to the slow death of carbon cap and
trade in the Senate, the past year has mostly been one of
reversals for the U.S. environmental movement. Posted.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20101101/hl_time/08599202835500

BLOGS

Prop. 23: Why Did Valero Launch A Crusade Against California's
Climate Law? In the most closely watched environmental election
fight in the country, national conservation groups, Silicon
Valley moguls, Hollywood celebrities and California politicians
have waged a scorched-earth campaign against Valero Energy Corp.,
the nation's biggest independent oil refiner and the principal
backer of Proposition 23, a Nov. 2 ballot measure to suspend
California's ambitious global-warming law. Posted.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/10/prop-23-valero-global-warming-oil-refineries.html

Big Oil Companies Push Prop. 26. When Chevron, California's
largest company, looked at how it could wield influence in this
election cycle, it shunned Proposition 23, the high-profile
ballot initiative to suspend the state's global-warming law. So
did Shell, Conoco Phillips and ExxonMobil. But if many of the
large oil-producing companies judged the global-warming
initiative as too controversial, and unlikely to succeed, they
found another way to express their views. Posted.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/11/prop-26-a-new-strategy-for-big-oil.html

Prop 23: The Whole World Watches as Narrow Interests and the
Planet Collide in California. With the election of 2010 imminent,
all eyes that are looking hopefully in the direction of a
sustainable future are turned towards California, where two key
propositions are providing the opportunity for Golden State
voters to show, once again that when it comes to protecting the
environment, California is the conscience of the country, if not
the world. Most visible has been Proposition 23, which seeks to
suspend the provisions of State Law AB32, the Global Warming Act
of 2006, until the state unemployment rate reaches 5.5% for four
consecutive quarters, a level that has only occurred for three
years since 1980. Posted.
http://www.triplepundit.com/blog/2010/11/01/prop-23-world-watches-narrow-interests-planet-collide-california/

Guest Post: Prop 23 Threatens California’s Clean Energy Future.
500,000 new jobs in green energy can’t be wrong, says Martin
Chavez. Local governments across California are facing an assault
on their efforts to create green jobs and foster vital business
development through clean technology industries, and it will be
up to voters on November 2nd to decide their fate. Posted.
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/print/guest-post-prop-23-threatens-californias-clean-energy-future/

San Bernardino Solar Installation Approved. In two months, the
California Energy Commission has blazed through seven solar power
plant proposals, giving them the go-ahead to start construction
in the desert. The most recent, the 664-megawatt Calico Solar
Project planned for San Bernardino County, was unanimously
cleared Thursday. Regulators from the federal Bureau of Land
Management issued their own approval last week. Posted.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/10/calico-solar-installation-approved.html

A Big Bet on Natural Gas. Exxon Mobil is the biggest publicly
traded company in the world, but its stock price has been lagging
over the last year chiefly because a lot of people wonder why
it’s making such a big bet on natural gas. Exxon Mobil spent $41
billion a year ago to acquire XTO Energy, doubling its natural
gas reserves. And it is building up a massive liquefied natural
gas capacity around the globe. Too bad for Exxon Mobil that a gas
glut in the United States and elsewhere is causing gas prices to
tank, and a boom in shale drilling promises moderate prices for
years to come. Posted.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/30/betting-big-on-natural-gas/?pagemode=print

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