August 4, 2010

Topic: global warming news - Global warming: Judge softens Proposition 23 ballot language - Los Angeles Times (blog)

When it comes to voting on a slew of complex ballot initiatives, California voters can be swayed by the title and summary printed on their ballots — which is why the cases about language often end up in court. Arnold Schwarzenegger, environmental groups and alternative energy companies, say that delaying implementation of the law would cost jobs in the fast-growing clean tech industry, and allow refineries, power plants and other polluting industries to avoid controls. However, Anita Mangels, a spokeswoman for the Yes on 23 committee, said that by specifying AB 32, rather than

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