Crazy Californians

The New York Times reported today that California officials are seeking to increase the emission standards in California. California's general attorney, Jerry Brown, made a request that the EPA needs to make the current standards on greenhouse gasses or else he and followers would sue the government. Many representatives of the auto industry warned that doing so would be "counter productive" due to the rising cost of gasoline. Many other states have prompted similar legislations if California is able to force this change.

Wow, as if there isn't enough problems in California already. Why are we always the first to go greener than other states? We already have one of the highest emission standards in the nation. I guess it's not a bad idea since we are also one of the heaviest polluters. But come on, how much will it change global warming? It would be wiser to try and negotiate with other countries to adopt tighter control on greenhouse gasses. For instance, China is becoming the biggest--if not already the biggest--polluter on earth. Get them to change their standards first. It's not fair that we have to constantly endure increasing costs.

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