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Clean Tech Business Policy Update (October 21)

This Friday!

“No on Prop23” Elvis Costello Concert in Atherton

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www.fundraisingconcert1022.com

OCTOBER 25th

Michelle Obama & Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco

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Clean Economy Network Happy Hour in Berkeley

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NOVEMBER 2nd

Avoid Election Day Rush: Vote Early or Vote by Mail Application

Video

v   California Clean Energy Economy Video

v   Prop23 Documentary and TV Ads

v   Al Gore & NRDC Videos

News Summary

v   Top Stories

v   Government & Politics

 

v   California’s Prop23

 

v   Science, Jobs, & Investment

  • California Greenhouse Has Trade to Start Gently, Reuters
  • States' Critical Role in Fostering energy Efficiency Businesses, Reuters

 

Articles

v   Top Stories

California's Green Economy Defies Economic Downturn / Reuters, October 13

Manufacturing employment in California's green economy expanded by 19 percent from 1995 to 2008, while there was a 9 percent drop in total manufacturing employment over the same period. That's just one of the impressive statistics released last week in the 2010 California Green Innovation Index.

 

China Holds Six of Top Ten Clean Tech Companies / Green Jobs Ready, October 13

The study is of apparent interest to California voters, who are considering Proposition 23 and AB 32 in November’s upcoming gubernatorial election. Proposition 23 advocates eliminating current greenhouse gas regulations in the state, which has been a widely unpopular suggestion, but one that has also been construed as a job-saving measure by some.

California's Cap-and-Trade War / Wall Street Journal, October 18

What happens when environmental fashion collides with a state's desperate need for jobs and economic growth? That question will be put to the test when Californians vote November 2 on a ballot measure that would suspend the Golden State's cap-and-trade law until its unemployment rate falls below 5.5%. Today the rate is 12.4%.

 

 

v   Government & Politics

Brown Leads Whitman by 8 Points / Public Policy Institute of Calif., October 20

The statewide survey of 1,067 likely voters showed Brown leading Whitman 44 percent to 36 percent, with 16 percent of respondents undecided.

Kamala Harris & Steve Cooley Differ on Climate & Energy in Attorney General's Race / Los Angeles Times, October 15

The Democrat accuses her rival of disbanding the district attorney's environmental crimes unit to shut down a probe of a Cooley campaign contributor. Cooley denies the charge and says he has a better record of prosecuting environmental crimes than Harris.

Calif. Congressmen Sought Stimulus Grants They Opposed / California Watch, Oct. 18

Even as they openly criticized the federal stimulus program as a waste of money, several members of Congress from California wrote to federal agencies asking for their share of the $800 billion in spending, an investigation by the nonprofit Center for Public Integrity has found.

Global Warming Issue Spans Two Ballot Items: Props. 23 & 26 / Los Angeles Times, Oct.18

Fundraising for a ballot initiative to suspend California's global warming law has flagged, but oil companies and other business interests are pouring millions of dollars into a separate ballot measure that could dry up funds to implement the law.

 

v   California’s Prop23

Oct. 20th Prop23 Poll: 48 NO / 37 YES / Public Policy Institute of Calif. October 20

Opposition to Proposition 23, the initiative to suspend the state's greenhouse gas emission reduction law, has grown. The measure was opposed by 48 percent of respondents and supported by 37 percent, with 15 percent undecided.

Investment Firms Fight Prop23 / Reuters, October 20

Nearly 70 investors and investor groups on Tuesday lined up against a California proposal to put the state's climate change law on hold in a sign of the rising stakes for the controversial measure.

 

Dan Morain: As Prop. 23 Dives, Money Goes Elsewhere/ Sacramento Bee, October 17

The Chico-area Republican thought the ballot measure he was promoting, Proposition 23, would become a donnybrook, with tens of millions getting spent by both sides. Last week, the Yes-on-23 campaign went dark, with no ads on television.

Meg Whitman Opposes Prop 23 But Wants to 'Freeze & Fix' Underlying Law

LA Times, October 13

Meg Whitman opposes Prop23, but in the October 12th debate with Democratic candidate Jerry Brown she reaffirmed that she wants to delay AB32 for one year (event though AB32 doesn’t actually take effect until 2012).  She also said something else: she wants to "fix" it, telling the audience that only 3% of California jobs are "green jobs" and that the law "is going to do real damage to the rest of the jobs in the economy."

 

Opponents Surge Ahead in Fundraising / Los Angeles Times, October 13

California green technology companies and wealthy environmentalists are pouring money into a campaign to defeat Proposition 23, a November ballot initiative that would suspend the state's global warming law.

 

Obama, Gore, Hollywood Join Business & Enviros / LA Times, October 20
Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Shultz, Robert Redford, Bill Gates, James Cameron, Leonardo Di Caprio and Al Gore have all weighed in to oppose California's Proposition 23, a November ballot initiative. Now comes the uber-endorsement for the No on 23 campaign: President Obama. "The president is opposed to Prop. 23 -- a veiled attempt by corporate polluters to block progress towards a clean energy economy," White House spokesman Adam Abrams announced Wednesday. "If passed, the initiative would stifle innovation, investment in R&D and cost jobs for the state of California. The impacts could affect us all. If successful, corporate special interests will set their [sights] nationwide."

No on Prop 23 / Applied Materials Blog, October 13

As a consequence, Prop 23 is effectively a repeal of the law. At a time when the U.S. and California need to redouble its leadership in mitigating climate change and its investment in building a low-carbon economy, Prop 23 would be a major step backwards.

 

 

v   Business, Science, & Investment

California Greenhouse Has Trade to Start Gently / Reuters, October 14

California's climate change chief expects a gentle start to a scheme to trade greenhouse gases, as the recession has done much of the work of cutting pollution by idling businesses and people.

Greener World Media: States' Critical Role in Fostering energy Efficiency Businesses / Reuters, October 13

Much of what makes a company more sustainable and profitable has to do with smart energy management. Energy is one of the biggest expenses for business owners today, and will only become a greater financial burden as energy prices continue to escalate. The more businesses can do to lower energy use and costs through greater energy efficiency, the better prepared they will be to weather economic storms and thrive and grow.

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