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Title: California judge halts cap and trade program
Post by: CG6468 on March 23, 2011, 10:09:54 AM

During the 2010 midterm elections, California voters rejected Prop. 23 – a provision that would have postponed the implementation of the state’s cap and trade program until unemployment was down for five consistent years. But in a ruling published on Monday, a San Francisco superior court judge went a step further and halted the entire program, arguing the California Air Resources Board (CARB) was “unable to make an informed decision” because it had failed to consider other alternatives.

In his 35-page ruling, Judge Ernest H. Goldsmith wrote that the cap and trade plan “fails to provide meaningful information or discussion about the carbon fee (or carbon tax) alternative in the scant two paragraphs devoted to this important alternative.”

Daily Caller (http://dailycaller.com/2011/03/22/california-judge-halts-cap-and-trade-program/#ixzz1HOXTB7Z7)


A judge - from San Fagcisco - shows some common sense? Is this possible?

Unbelieveable.




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Title: Re: California judge halts cap and trade program
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on March 23, 2011, 10:54:19 AM

Even their bureaucracy is mired in bureaucracy.

Title: Re: California judge halts cap and trade program
Post by: BlueStateSaint on March 23, 2011, 11:46:32 AM

There's hope for that state yet . . . I'm thinking that this is a sabot round right across the bow of any C&T promoters on the national scene. :yahoo:

Title: Re: California judge halts cap and trade program
Post by: Ptarmigan on March 23, 2011, 05:47:29 PM

I thought this would only happen when pigs fly.  :o

Title: Re: California judge halts cap and trade program
Post by: RealConservativePatriot on March 27, 2011, 12:16:56 AM

Cap and trade = less jobs, higher prices. Good for CA.

Title: Re: California judge halts cap and trade program
Post by: NHSparky on March 27, 2011, 07:50:36 AM

Quote from: BlueStateSaint on March 23, 2011, 11:46:32 AM

There's hope for that state yet . . . I'm thinking that this is a sabot round right across the bow of any C&T promoters on the national scene. :yahoo:

I wouldn't go that far.  Remember, the voters decided they wanted to implement this, not delay for five years.  Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in very large groups.

LINK (http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_23,_the_Suspension_of_AB_32_%282010%29)

Title: Re: California judge halts cap and trade program
Post by: JohnnyReb on March 27, 2011, 09:47:03 AM

Cap and Trade: That's when a company gets their cap and trades their current location for one in a far away place.

Title: Re: California judge halts cap and trade program
Post by: docstew on March 27, 2011, 01:27:02 PM

Quote from: JohnnyReb on March 27, 2011, 09:47:03 AM

Cap and Trade: That's when a company gets their cap and trades their current location for one in a far away place with a more business-friendly tax and regulation climate.

Just to clarify for any lurking DUmmies