Wednesday, March 28, 2007

"Need to develop something that all of the public understands"

The Assembly Natural Resources Committee didn't seem very convinced this week that the Schwarzenegger administration has clear and bold plans for implementing the state's main global warming law, Assembly Bill 32, according to a recent report by Samantha Young of Associated Press.
At a hearing Monday, lawmakers asked for more info on a recently announced low carbon fuels standard that Schwarzenegger has touted as an "early action measure" to reduce greenhouse gases.
"A lot of the language we're using here is very fuzzy," said Assemblywoman Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley, chair of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. "I think we really need to develop something that all of the public understands."
Amen on that one, Loni. AB 32 may be monumental law, but the jargon that flows from this legislation makes the state tax code seem like a easy read.
I suggest that the Air Resources Board post a glossary on their climate web site. If they don't, we'll post one on Power Play.

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