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| October 9, 2007 | SB(2X) 2 – Perata - Water Bond |
| | California's water shortage is real. The last major dam built in this state was the New Melones in 1979. In the intervening time, the population has grown from 23 million to 38 million people. California now stores less than one year's water consumption in the entire system, which is why the prospect of even a moderate drought has become ominous. |
| June 2, 2007 | Dueling Promises |
| | Governor Schwarzenegger has staked his administration upon two signature issues: his international leadership to reduce "greenhouse gases" and his promise to construct new highways, dams, levees, aqueducts and other public works. Last month "The Green Governor" toured the globe to tout his "greenhouse gas" bill (AB 32) that requires a 25 percent reduction in carbon dioxide by 2020 – making it the most restrictive emissions law in the country. Last week, the Governor toured California to tout his public works renaissance that requires $40 billion in taxpayer-financed bonds – making it the biggest borrowing binge in the country. Individually, these two media events have played to rave reviews. But combined, they form a picture of breathtaking mendacity. The Governor's crusade against "greenhouse gases" is, in fact, the single greatest impediment to the era of public works that he has promised, and the crusade for public works construction is the biggest impediment to reducing "greenhouse gases" that he has promised. |
| May 17, 2004 | Solar Panel Housing Mandates |
| | As if housing prices weren't much too high already, here comes a bill to make them even higher - in fact much higher. This measure requires an increasing percentage of new homes to be built with at least two kilowatts of solar power capacity. What exactly does that mean? It means an additional $20,000 to the price of a new home - a new home that is already out of reach for some 80 percent of Californians. |
| June 21, 2002 | Western Power Trading Forum - Ojai, California |
| | I appreciate the opportunity to join you to discuss California's continuing energy woes. It is a welcome relief from discussing California's continuing budget woes. I will begin by stating that California's energy crisis is not cured. It is in remission only. Not only is it not cured, but the minimal efforts everyone agreed were necessary to avert future disasters have not been made. Very little has actually been done to address the root cause of last year's rolling blackouts and sky-high prices: a catastrophic shortage of electricity. |
| August 10, 2000 | Upsetting the Status Quo |
| | Policy Insiders Forum, Sacramento |
| December 1, 1999 | A Tale of Two Generations |
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