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Renewable energy 'on' switch

Seeded on Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:44 PM EST
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California still doesn't have a renewable energy standard even though a sensible bill to establish one has been taken up annually since 2007.

California is blessed with renewable energy resources that it has barely begun to harvest, an enlightened electorate that understands the importance of doing so and a venture-capital community eager to make green investments. In fact, the state has everything it needs to lead the world in clean energy development, except for one thing: a functional government.

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Reply#1 - Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:45 PM EST
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Nowhere is that lack of certainty having a more destructive impact than in Los Angeles, where the Department of Water and Power has been stalled by political turmoil over rate hikes and the influence of a powerful labor union determined to block clean energy projects unless they're owned by the utility and thus staffed and built by union workers. Without a strong state mandate, the DWP will remain reliant on power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, making a mockery of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's promises to make L.A. the "greenest big city in America."

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Maybe if the 'green' movement cared more about energy and less about trying to push a backward economic movement, they would have more success.

    Reply#2 - Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:58 PM EST
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