ONE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATOR'S VIEW OF AB 32

  The other day, I did a Post on AB 32, the pending California legislation likely to become law with (regrettably) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's approval.  In The Signal, Santa Clarita, California's local newspaper, today State Senator George Runner (R) posts his own criticism of the legislation.  I excerpt it here; for the full opinion column he wrote, please go to this link:

AB 32 would impose massive costs and burdens on California businesses and devastate our state's competitiveness.

The cement manufacturing industry, for example, is poised to experience a surge in production with the Legislature's recent focus on infrastructure. A hard emissions cap will force these businesses to shift their production to neighboring states, most of which are not as energy-efficient as California. When we consider the additional emissions generated to import the product, the net effect will be harmful to the environment.

In fact, a recent report from Gov. Schwarzenegger's Climate Action Team warns of this unintended consequence of California's "go it alone" approach, stating that "emissions may decline in the state, only to increase in neighboring states." Not surprisingly, the bill's proponents have yet to acknowledge or address this glaring problem.

The proposal would also cripple California's energy market and drive gas and electricity prices even higher. Because electricity generation represents about 40 percent of the state's carbon emissions, it would be forced to incur a significant portion of the cuts. The state is already struggling to keep pace with a growing energy demand, and this takes us down the road to another energy crisis.

Unfortunately, the result of such legislation that is not based on science will leave us with a potential energy crisis, higher taxes, and more businesses and jobs leaving California. And what would we get in return? Very little if any change to the environment.

This is the wrong proposal for California.

George Runner, R-Lancaster, represents portions of the Santa Clarita, San Fernando, Antelope and Victor valleys, and parts of Los Angeles and Ventura County, in the state Senate. His column reflects his own views, and not necessarily those of The Signal.

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