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California split on oil refiner climate KQED props 23 watch

Shell oil refinery in the aptly named near the town of Oildale bakersfield) back in 2004. (figure: David McNew/getty image)
AB, 32, are put forward: air, energy, warming
Mark: AB – 32, BP, chevron, conocophillips, exxonmobil, Los Angeles, Myrow, west, only 23, the holy Roman shell oil the Los Angeles times today run the list of California’s major refinery, this also is California’s largest carbon emissions, and discovered, Tesoro Valero, Koch industries? No with their industrial brothers in combat stop AB 32 proposition 23.

23 will stop 2006 props law national unemployment has fallen to 5.5% or below, and stay there for a year, something happened three times in the past 40 years, depending on how you count.

But seven weeks before the election, margot President Roosevelt’s statistics, how many times that:

- chevron formal neutral

- conocophillips haven’t yet made a contribution

- shell oil against proposition 23

- BP didn’t take any position, the initiative

- exxon mobile has decided not to participate

Chevron corporation, headquartered in SAN ramon of only two, is a california-based big oil companies. The west is another picture on the board, Los Angeles, us $300,000 donation record to prop 23 activities. Company spokesman Richard Kline wrote me an email:

“Executive AB 32 will hit California has more than 100 million lost his job and higher energy prices. Implement the most important teeth in the past 60 years of recession is bold and negative influences our each person living and working in our country…”

In addition, he suggested that I speak with Anita mui Mangels Yes – on – 23 movement. ? I have, and part of conversation in the upcoming composition characteristics air proposition 23 California report.

The New York times reported, incidentally, also didn’t get an email appeal from the President’s national petrochemical and refinery, literally medical association beg contribution “yes” movement. According to the New York times reported, it shows that parts: “I beseech you, everyone for our nation’s best interest and his company’s own interests.” The ponied association $100,000, so far, claiming initiative may mean the difference between life and death, for our industry in this century. AB32 effect will be in California’s fossil fuels will in the second half of this century. “

Interesting, because a major topic “agree” activity recently that is living in props 23 won’t robber. In his email to me, western Kline took pains to add:

“In California initiative supporters of name, California props of the 23) environmental law in the country’s middle C C will remain intact. Those laws already protect our air and water from smog – forming and other pollutants discharge and human and environmental health, they will remain in full force and effect.”
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