Beam me to Planet Gore !
The Governor and State Legislature need to get rid of this one way or another. How about double the size of the board and filling it with their people?
Several midwestern states along with Ontario are part of some carbon reductions compact.
Remember this the next time someone tries to argue that Bill Richardson is such a clever, smart guy.
In a totally unrelated story, NM unemployment has risen from 7.8% to 8.2% over the past year, as local businesses move out of state or choose to expand elsewhere.
NM Ping
The new incoming governor may have something to say about this.
Anyone catch what this is really about? Here’s a clue:
“The program is designed to contain costs to industry and consumers through several mechanisms, including the free allocation of pollution allowances to regulated sources;”
Ah, so government controlled (”regulated”) sources will get a pass, while private sector ones won’t. What a shock. NOT!
In a related story:
“Texas is open for Business”.
If you wish to relocate your business, FreepMail me and we can get ‘r done.
It isn’t going to stand. It has no support except for Richardson and his environutters. Even the Lt. Gov (who lost her race for gov) was against it and the ABQ Journal has editorialized that it needs to be repealed.
Interestingly enough, testimony at the hearing was pretty much limited to the economic costs; the premise that the underlying science was flawed was not discussed to any great extent. As a scientist myself, that makes me furious that the official record does not contain lengthy testimony questioning the science.
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Yeah, right. Bird-killing wind turbines on every mesa, solar panels on every vacant lot and lots of "clean energy" (read "government") jobs to make sure industry complies.
Can’t NM do something positive? NM certainly has the sunshine to exploit solar power.
This will be short lived. Richardson is a thug and a criminal. This board is illegitimate.
Governor Martinez will deal with this travesty.