Renewables a common goal, roadblock for legislators, governor
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger looks on during a press conference at the California Institution for Men prison on August 19, 2009 in Chino, California.
Oct. 14, 2009 |
Molly Peterson |
KPCC
Lawmakers and Governor Schwarzenegger are still battling over how the state will increase renewable energy in the next decade.
The governor has rejected legislation that would require utilities to deliver one-third of their power to California using renewable energy. Instead, the governor says he believes utilities can purchase solar, wind, or geothermal power generated in other states.
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Democratic Assemblyman Paul Krekorian of Burbank says that plan won't help the state meet its goals for reducing greenhouse gases. "Out of state resources will, I suppose, allow California to claim it's reducing its carbon footprint, but the other benefits will largely be lost if we're not generating and using renewable energy right here in our state," he says.
Schwarzenegger has directed air quality officials to develop rules for a renewable energy standard. Krekorian wants to see legislators keep working to pass a law.
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The Governor's record belies the false image that he is an environmental Governor. Two out of every three bills with a green impact were vetoed by this Governor. His representative on the State's Land's Commission voted yes on three different offshore LNG terminal proposals up and down the state. He also supported new oil drilling off of Santa Barbara. The Krekorian legislation, in particular, would have pushed for renewable energy in the state with it's state jobs, tax base, and a decline in purchased power from out of state. Doesn't anyone remember Enron and the energy debacle. He should be outed as an egregious corporatist with no substantive belief in the environment.