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http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19832/4253_1
CA Expected to Flex Environmental Muscle Power for Super Tuesday
February 4, 2008
Los Angeles, CA – California is expected to flex some “environmental muscle” on Super Tuesday, according to local groups that have helped lead the state’s campaign to place tough pollution standards on cars and trucks. David Allgood with the California League of Conservation Voters says the state’s strategy to fight climate change also is playing an important role in the current debate about the economy.
“We can put people back to work and we can clean up the environment at the same time. We can create an industry that will have a worldwide customer base.”
The Golden State’s tailpipe pollution standards have been rejected by the Bush Administration, which has argued that the new, national energy bill will take sufficient steps to reduce this type of pollution. California is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the state’s right to set its own pollution limits, alleging that the federal agency has dragged its feet on climate change issues. About a dozen other states have sided with California in the legal battle, and are eager to adopt its more stringent standards.
Allgood says more than one million voters are being alerted statewide about where presidential candidates stand on the state’s climate change policies.
“Global warming is probably the biggest environmental issue of our lifetime, and it needs to be addressed.”
The candidates’ views on environmental issues have been posted online, at www.ecovote.org.
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19832/4253_1
CA Expected to Flex Environmental Muscle Power for Super Tuesday
February 4, 2008
Los Angeles, CA – California is expected to flex some “environmental muscle” on Super Tuesday, according to local groups that have helped lead the state’s campaign to place tough pollution standards on cars and trucks. David Allgood with the California League of Conservation Voters says the state’s strategy to fight climate change also is playing an important role in the current debate about the economy.
“We can put people back to work and we can clean up the environment at the same time. We can create an industry that will have a worldwide customer base.”
The Golden State’s tailpipe pollution standards have been rejected by the Bush Administration, which has argued that the new, national energy bill will take sufficient steps to reduce this type of pollution. California is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the state’s right to set its own pollution limits, alleging that the federal agency has dragged its feet on climate change issues. About a dozen other states have sided with California in the legal battle, and are eager to adopt its more stringent standards.
Allgood says more than one million voters are being alerted statewide about where presidential candidates stand on the state’s climate change policies.
“Global warming is probably the biggest environmental issue of our lifetime, and it needs to be addressed.”
The candidates’ views on environmental issues have been posted online, at www.ecovote.org.