Monday, December 31, 2012

United States: Jerry Brown readjusts his stand on the environment vs. business

LA Times: When Gov. Jerry Brown spoke to a crowd of beaming environmentalists and renewable energy advocates at the launch of a solar farm last year, he turned heads by praising another form of fuel: oil. It was a surprising pivot from the man credited with helping to usher in the modern environmental movement as California's governor nearly four decades ago. Back then, Brown enacted the nation's first energy-efficiency standards, signed strict anti-smog laws and blocked offshore drilling. But in his...

URL: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brown-environment-20130101,0,7821911.story?track=rss
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