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Gov. Schwarzenegger bucks Republicans, signs landmark bill
By April MacIntyre Sep 28, 2006, 2:00 GMT
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs Assembly Bill 32 in on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California Wednesday 27 September 2006. Assembly Bill 32 authorizes the California Air Resources Board and other agencies to begin measuring greenhouse emissions from electric power plants, oil refineries and other sources in an attempt to fight global warming. EPA/PAUL BUCK
Governor of California, popular Austrian native Arnold Schwarzenegger has progressively attacked global warming concerns and created a new law that initiates reduction in overall greenhouse gases.
Californina today became the first state in the United States of America to impose a mandatory cap on greenhouse gases. The new law commits the state to a 25% reduction by 2020.
The L.A. Times reports: "The bill commits the state to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 25% by 2020. Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere and cause global warming."
At a signing ceremony at Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, Schwarzenegger inked his signature, and he will repeat later today at a second ceremony scheduled for scenic Pepperdine University on Malibu Canyon Road in Malibu.
“We simply must do everything we can in our power to slow down global warming before it is too late,” Schwarzenegger said.
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