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newsclips -- **ADDENDUM** ITEMS Newsclips for December 27, 2010.

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 13:21:48
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SMUD Officials Back Policy Review. Thank you for the editorial,
"Lead the world? Yes, but do it wisely." The piece raised a
meaningful call for policy alignment and balanced implementation.
It is important that California approach cap and trade
thoughtfully. As a society, we are in a transition to a
low-carbon future, with the emphasis on transition. As in any
important transition, long-term, sustainable success comes from
balancing priorities, which in this case include both economic
and environmental well-being. We too are looking forward to
clarification on the regulations that will govern how we deal
with CO 2 emissions in the future. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/26/3280324/letters-to-the-editor.html#ixzz19Lh7SztJ

Why The Late Reassessment? Re “Lead the world? Yes, but do it
wisely" (Opinion, Dec. 19): The editorial board suggests that
Gov.-elect Jerry Brown convene an independent review of the
state's climate strategy because there are serious risks in a
"go-it-alone" mode. We agree. But why didn't you say this months
ago? The facts haven't changed. We've known for nearly a year
that California is in go-it-alone mode with federal climate
legislation dead and the Western states not ready to adopt cap
and trade. Yet as recently as Sept. 26, regarding the ballot
measure to suspend AB 32, you dismissed the problem of higher
costs on industries, noting only that it will "give them an
incentive to be more efficient." Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/26/3280324/letters-to-the-editor.html#ixzz19LgpNGdM

Raise Sales Tax On Fuel. The Bee's editorial seeks "cheaper, less
convoluted and more enforceable ways to reduce emissions." While
I myself would prefer our leaders to wait for scientific proof
that CO 2 emissions are a major cause of global warming before
acting, there is a very simple way to reduce carbon emissions:
raise sales taxes on fuels. This would accomplish the same effect
as cap and trade, at lower costs because it would not need any
new bureaucracy, it would avoid the opportunities for corruption
that would inevitably be involved in the administration of cap
and trade, and it would avoid pumping millions more tax dollars
into the coffers of those who already profit so handsomely from
the murky carbon credit business. Posted.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/26/3280324/letters-to-the-editor.html#ixzz19LgZ5RSL


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