July 30, 2010
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association files lawsuit to change California's … - San Jose Mercury News- global warming news
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking to rewrite the ballot description of Proposition 23, a measure voters will consider in November that would suspend California's global warming
law. Saying that state Attorney General Jerry Brown had deliberately written a misleading title and summary aimed at killing the measure, the taxpayers association asked a Sacramento County Superior Court to nullify and change it. Opponents of the law say it will cost the state jobs — particularly given the current recession — and have little effect on worldwide emissions of greenhouse gases. As the California Air Resources Board continues to write the specific rules that will take effect in 2012, the regulations are expected to fall hardest on the industries that burn the most fossil fuels, including oil refineries, power plants and cement kilns. The lawsuit also alleges that the ballot summary is inaccurate when it says that AB 32 affects "major polluters," because in the view of the taxpayers group, it will affect thousands of businesses.
law. Saying that state Attorney General Jerry Brown had deliberately written a misleading title and summary aimed at killing the measure, the taxpayers association asked a Sacramento County Superior Court to nullify and change it. Opponents of the law say it will cost the state jobs — particularly given the current recession — and have little effect on worldwide emissions of greenhouse gases. As the California Air Resources Board continues to write the specific rules that will take effect in 2012, the regulations are expected to fall hardest on the industries that burn the most fossil fuels, including oil refineries, power plants and cement kilns. The lawsuit also alleges that the ballot summary is inaccurate when it says that AB 32 affects "major polluters," because in the view of the taxpayers group, it will affect thousands of businesses.
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