California’s stringent new rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions were scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1 2012. But on Thursday Dec. 29, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence O’Neill ruled that California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which reserves regulation of commerce to the federal government and [...]
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(Tamaki photo.) In my quest for more reliable figures for the greenhouse gas contribution of rice, I contacted several experts. I have received answers back from two of them. Dr. Reiner Wassman, scientist at the International Rice Research Institute, writes: “The proximate amount can be derived based on the IPCC guidelines (http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/vol4.html): Emission of [...] The Bush administration’s decision to deny California the right to regulate greenhouse gases from vehicles exploded like a grenade here and in California. But it was hiding in plain sight for weeks. Schwarzenegger says California will sue the federal government, which certainly indicates an open rupture among Republicans. And at least eight other states [...] |  | ||||
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