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California's Recent Environmental and Energy News |
- President Bush visited Robinson Helicopter in Torrance. The company manufacturers helicopters annually than all of the other North American manufactures combined
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1/30/08
- The Second Major Economies Meeting (MEM) on energy security and climate change was held in Hawaii where 16 countries including Japan, China, US, and European countries discussed post-Kyoto strategies, covering long-term GHG emissions reduction goals, industry-specific measures, and means to verify each country's emission measurements
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1/29/08
- California Clean Car Discount Act was rejected by California Assembly members. The bill would impose one-time surcharges of up to $2,500 on gas guzzling vehicles and give rebates on low emitters
1/29/08
- President Bush delivered his last State of the Union Address, in which he pointed to recent economic downturns, the war in Iraq and environmental issues as the nation's main focus
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1/29/08
- Failure of a diesel generator at the San Onofre nuclear plant was probed by federal inspectors who uncovered falsified records and other violations on site. Southern California Edison is ordered to conduct staff training sessions by the end of January '08
1/15/08
- California, along with 16 other states, sued the federal government for rejecting state's stricter energy-efficiency standards
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1/3/08
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