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Posted on 07/31/2006 2:59:47 PM PDT by calcowgirl
• ‘Will not wait’ for federal government to act • To share research, information
The state of California and the government of Great Britain have signed an agreement to collaborate on clean energy and ways to fight climate change.
"California will not wait for our federal government to take strong action on global warming," says Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in a written statement following a meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the chief executive officers of more than a dozen California-based companies Monday.
"Today, we are taking an unprecedented step by signing an agreement between California and the United Kingdom,” the governor says. “International partnerships are needed in the fight against global warming and California has a responsibility and a profound role to play to protect not only our environment, but to be a world leader on this issue as well."
Specifically, the agreement commits both California and the United Kingdom to:
• Evaluate and implement market-based mechanisms that spur innovation.
The United Kingdom has agreed to share “best practices” on emissions trading and lessons learned in Europe. California and the UK will also explore the potential for linkages between market-based mechanisms that are supposed to better enable the carbon market to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy.
• Both California and the United Kingdom will share research and information on climate change and how economies will be impacted.
• The two governments have agreed to coordinate energy sector efforts to switch to clean energy technologies, promote green buildings and increase the use of efficiency and renewable energy technologies.
“We will share information regarding our efforts to reduce emissions from the transportation sector, including California's emission standards and hydrogen highway and the United Kingdom's experience with a renewable fuels standard and clean coal technologies,” the governor’s office says.
• Enhanced coordination on climate change, especially the United Kingdom's Hadley Centre and the Virtual Climate Center in California.
Because of California's massive economy, the state is ranked as the 12th largest emitter of carbon in the world.
Let's see, 12th largest emitter of CO2. However, with the amount agriculture we have here in CA, we might just remove more CO2 than we produce.
It's hard to believe that Gray Davis was worse than Arnold. Just goes to show you how far left CA is.
He won't secure the borders because its a Federal issue, but he'll combat 'global warming'. Arnold Schriver-Schwarzenegger is a piece of work.
November can't come quick enough to get rid of that scumbag and his old lady that wears the pants in that family.
Our Constitution forbids states from entering international agreements. Its the feds job.
Funny arnold says the borders are the fed's job so he will do nothing but now he is violating the Constitution entering a international agreement that, is the fed's job.
Article I.
Section 10
No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.
US Constitution
Section. 10.
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
Assume you are just making my point?
Ok. So now what can we do? If he can make deals on the environment what is to stop other states from making deals with their country of choice?
So California can fight "global warming" (sic) when the Federal government (thank G-d) will not, but California will not fight illegal immigration when the Feds will not?
"So California can fight "global warming" (sic) when the Federal government (thank G-d) will not, but California will not fight illegal immigration when the Feds will not?"
What do you expect when his marching orders come direct from Ted Kennedy?
"in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay."
Yes, but you see, the dangers posed by global warming will not "admit of delay." (sarc off)
Just another sign that California thinks that it is more important than the Fed.
California companies can reduce CO2 production (in California) by moving more production to China.
It is too hot here, people carry guns and shoot up the place constantly. Rattle snakes, scorpions, killer horned toads, you name it.
So Khaliforniastanis, Texas is definitely not the "place you outa be".
Yep.
It was hard for me not to wonder at the time if the US does not face the same future. Liberals are so convinced that they have the right solutions that they now ignore the law when it suits them.
We saw that in San Francisco when the mayor was selling marriage licenses for gays. Now we see Arnold making agreements with foreign countries without the consent of Congress.
If the other forty-nine states simply shrug it off, then the behavior will increase. It will accelerate the divergence of the interests of each of the states.
Who would take up arms to hold Kalifornia in the Union? I wouldn't. They deserve to make their own way in the world unconstrained by the Constitution created by men of much greater virtue.
One can't help but wonder what lengths that Kalifornia will go to hold on to its wealth, though. Like the Soviet states, Kalifornia would have to build walls and fences to keep the freedom-loving people in. Otherwise, they will leave.
Baby Boomers by definition were born after World War II. In the US their lives have been relatively free from serious sacrifice. They have had it so good without realizing that many of their advantages were bought at great price by former generations. Their ignorance has doomed them to an uncertain future.
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