Oil companies trying to block California clean air laws with Proposition 23
source: http://www.peoplesworld.org/oil-companies-trying-to-block-california-clean-air-laws/
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OAKLAND, Calif. - Texas-based oil giants Valero and Tesoro, among the biggest polluters in the nation, are the main backers of Proposition 23, which would suspend California's clean air laws.
A new study exposes the two oil companies bankrolling the ballot initiative as among the worst polluters in the nation. The companies contributed more than $4 million to place the proposition on California's November ballot.
Prop. 23 would suspend California's air pollution control laws "until the state unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or lower for one year," according to the Legislative Analyst's Office.
That has happened three times in the past 30 years, the Associated Press reported. California's current official unemployment rate stands at 12.3 percent and, given the depth of the economic crisis, even the most optimistic forecasts project high unemployment rates for years to come.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom blasted Prop. 23 as "deceptive" at a press conference August 10 that released the study.
A new study exposes the two oil companies bankrolling the ballot initiative as among the worst polluters in the nation. The companies contributed more than $4 million to place the proposition on California's November ballot.
Prop. 23 would suspend California's air pollution control laws "until the state unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or lower for one year," according to the Legislative Analyst's Office.
That has happened three times in the past 30 years, the Associated Press reported. California's current official unemployment rate stands at 12.3 percent and, given the depth of the economic crisis, even the most optimistic forecasts project high unemployment rates for years to come.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom blasted Prop. 23 as "deceptive" at a press conference August 10 that released the study.
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JanforGore
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Wow, and imagine how investment in renewable energy could spark enough jobs maybe to do that. What deceptive bastards they are.
- 1 year ago
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JanforGore
