Treehuggers International 2010 Voting Guide
With coverage of state, federal, and local races, and propositions on the ballot for California’s November 2nd general election. For Treehuggers International, Prop. 21 remains the most important measure on the ballot. Tommy Hough has spoken at length on the air, at gatherings, and in conjunction with conservation partners about the need to preserve California’s laudable state park system, which preserves some of the Golden State’s finest landscapes and historic environments for its citizens, offering an affordable retreat for exercise, reflection, and recreation.
Big Money and Big Oil Behind Prop. 23
Bankrolled by a pair of Texas oil companies and oil industrialists David and Charles Koch, Prop. 23 was intended to delay implementation of California’s innovative Global Warming Solutions Act, also known as AB 32. Passed with bipartisan support and signed into law by California Gov. Schwarzenegger in 2006, AB 32 is set to take effect in 2012 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California to 1990 levels by 2020 using a cap-and-trade system, and establish a timetable to bring California into near compliance with the provisions of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
