Sierra Club say CA climate bill lets polluters off the hook

05/13/2011
By Victoria Schlesinger

In a recent letter to the California governor, the Sierra Club urged Brown to revise the law’s emission reduction incentives, particularly they want credits of the cap-and-trade system to come from within state lines. Also this week, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences released a climate change “action oriented” report called “America’s Climate Choices,” stating the issue is “pressing.” [Read more - San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times]

Tags: america's climate choices, , cap and trade, , sierra club

One Response to Sierra Club say CA climate bill lets polluters off the hook

  1. Susan Robinson on 05/14/2011 at 9:53 am

    The devastating impacts to climate change as well as wildlife, plants and our watersheds of clearcutting and conversion to tree plantations have gone unchecked for years by the agencies supposed to “balance” logging and resource needs. The public is still unaware of the extent of the extinction of real forests in CA. To find out more go to Google and do a sattelite image view of any of the forested areas in the Sierra. You will find massive amounts of recent clearcuts. Most Californian’s don’t even think it is still legal in CA and they sure don’t think it should be. Also visit thptrackingcenter.org to find out the newest plans by companies like Sierra Pacific Industries to continue to clearcut California’s forests and use herbicides in our watersheds.

Featured Video

"It's gettin' real in the Whole Foods parking lot" by Smog and Fog Films.

Follow Us!

Recent Comments

Howard Wong: The high risk to the City's finances is a real concern---because the Federa...
MROSD: Thank you for taking an interest in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Di...
Mark: If we're financially responsible for the trees fronting our property, I sur...
Anon: So they didn't consider to include non-business owners? What gives?...
Ultra-Humanite: I believe it's called survival of the fittest for a reason....
Mark: Just leave mother nature alone and if that means the demise of the spotted ...
Michelle Burke: If property owners are fined $500 per tree because they failed to give near...
Chris: Reduce City workers benefits to reasonable standards and the City will sudd...
Al: Stop planting trees, plant marijuana instead! The up keep pays for itself!...
sftparty: "your" government at work. folks. Stop voting for corrupt Democrat and Rep...

Field Notes Blog

Builders cheer demise of California environmental law

Upon attending the West Coast Green events at the Moscone Center in San Francisco this week, I was thrilled to find out that Governor...
Read more »

Recycling carpets in California will save landfill space

Of the myriad of things cramming California landfills, discarded carpets are taking up lots of space. About 400 million pounds are tossed each year,...
Read more »

French radiation organization says exposure risks are no longer negligible

Just as farmers markets are swinging into full bloom, there’s very disturbing news about radiation from Japan reaching new levels in Europe. And if...
Read more »

Got News?

Send story tips or news items for The Daily Catch:

[email protected]

We want to hear from you!

Who we are

Way Out West is a news site for the Bay Area dedicated to daily coverage of local green news.

We're camping out at public meetings, traipsing through parks, and sticking our noses into green tech research to bring you relevant local stories that matter.

WOW is produced by two local environmental journalists for you, our eco-savvy readers. We'd love to hear what you want from this site.