LAT: Hostile Climate Greets Schwarzenegger's Plan to Save Earth

[DeepModem Mom]

Hostile Climate Greets Governor's Plan to Save Earth
Environmentalists and businesses are cool to Schwarzenegger's global warming initiative.
By Marc Lifsher, Times Staff Writer
August 14, 2006

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is running for reelection as a self-styled bold leader, who can boost the business climate at the same time he protects the planet from global warming.

But Schwarzenegger's latest plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions beginning in 2012 is being greeted with skepticism by many environmentalists and downright opposition from major business lobbyists.

And if a compromise is to emerge, it must come in the next three weeks. The Legislature finishes for the year Aug. 31....

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The bill designed to carry out the governor's Climate Action Initiative is heading toward final action in the Legislature. But many of its details remain hotly contested.

Still being debated — in committee rooms and behind closed doors — are issues of which businesses would be regulated, what agency would be charged with enforcement and what restrictions would be imposed on the state's big air polluters....

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-global14aug14,0,703621.story?coll=la-home-business

[Webster Green]

1. Fuck that Hummer driving, steroid-addled weenie...

Its all about image with him, but why would anyone still buy into his bullshit at this late date?

[laheina]

2. Thank you!

It looks like he's trying to kiss the asses of both parties' bases.

You know what happens when you try to have things both ways, Arnie.

[opihimoimoi]

3. Both ways??? Arnie Gay? a Bi? Tranny? what?

[mom cat]

4. Please don't insult GLBT types by suggesting that Arnie might be

one of us. Unless he outs himself, don't give him the honor!

[Acadia Blue]

5. He tied himself to the RePIG party so what does he expect? His

hummer makes his stance absurd.