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| Climate Gate News | |||
| Monday, 29 March 2010 07:52 | |||
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Orange The California Air Resources Board, to no one's surprise, the other day unveiled its own "study" of the economic effects of the sweeping Assembly Bill 32, the 2006 Global Warming Solutions Act. The state's air-pollution police contend that the sweeping crackdown on carbon-dioxide emissions actually will add 10,000 new jobs to the state by 2020. The ARB's bottom line: implementing these regulations "won't hurt" Of course, the day before a separate study commissioned by manufacturers concluded that AB32 could result in the state losing another 485,000 jobs by 2020. And you may recall a Cal State Sacramento study last year that predicted AB32 will result in 1.1 million lost jobs. ARB Chairwoman Mary Nichols said people should consider who is behind each study. We agree. Businesses requested the university study. They stand to lose money. Businesses and manufacturers were behind the more recent study. They stand to lose money. The government was behind the ARB study, including a group of "expert" advisers appointed by Nichols. The government stands to gain tax money and more control. So, yes, people should consider who's behind these studies. And their motives.
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