California Gov. Schwarzenegger on Climate Legislation Introduced in Congress
By admin - Posted on June 2nd, 2008
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05/30/2008 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding Congressman Ed Markey's (D-Massachusetts) Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act:
"It's great to see the climate debate opened in the U.S. House of Representatives, and I am even more pleased to see that Congressman Markey's legislation contains both a performance-based Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) based on California's first-in-the-world model and an override of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's denial of California's waiver to allow clean cars for our state.
"I am proud of California's leadership in fighting climate change and applaud Congressman Markey for recognizing the power of our groundbreaking LCFS to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and our dependency on oil while expanding consumer choice and rewarding innovation. This effort, along with the upcoming floor debate of Senators Boxer, Lieberman and Warner's Climate Security Act, which includes a similar LCFS, demonstrates that Congress is embracing this innovative policy.
"I am also pleased that Congressman Markey recognizes that California and 19 other states should be able to have cleaner, more efficient cars. It's time for Congress to make California's clean cars law a national standard."
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