Sanjay Varshney

Petition to Kill California's Anti-Pollution Legislation Is Off to a Rocky, Slimy Start

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chris Thornberg, Green Jobs, California, Valero, Clean Energy, Sustainable Energy, Pollution, Ted Costa, No on Valero, Dan Logue, AB 32, People's Advocate, Dennis Tootelian, Union of Concerned Scientists, Tea Baggers, Big Oil, Green Technology, Campaign Contributions, Greenhouse Gases, Sustainability, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Tesoro, Tea Party, Global Warming, Sanjay Varshney, Los Angeles News
Jonathan Kim

With only a month to get almost 434,000 signatures, the anti-AB 32 petition drive is off to a rocky start. But one thing that's for sure is that you should never, ever count the Republicans out.

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Exposed: Texas Big Oil Funding Petition to Kill California's Anti-Pollution Legislation

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dan Logue, American Lung Association, Green Jobs, Carbon Emissions, Alternative Energy, Valero, Green, Jonathan Kim, Big Oil Profits, Pollution, Green Energy, AB 32, Dennis Tootelian, Jim Sweeney, Union of Concerned Scientists, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, Tootelian & Associates, Respiratory Illness, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Tesoro, Green Energy Economy, Sanjay Varshney, Los Angeles News
Jonathan Kim

Oil refiners Valero Energy Corp. and Tesoro Corp. are funding a petition drive to get a measure on the ballot suspending AB 32, California's landmark law to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

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Co-Author of Report Cited by AB 32 Opponents Backs Away From Findings

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meg Whitman, Steve Poizner, AB 32 Implementation Group, California Small Business Roundtable, Global Warming Solutions Act, Stanford, Wall Street Journal, AB 32, Dennis Tootelian, Jim Sweeney, Union of Concerned Scientists, Christopher Thornberg, Climate Change, Tootelian & Associates, Jon Haveman, Global Warming, Sanjay Varshney, Beacon Economics, Los Angeles News
Jonathan Kim

The move by Republicans and polluters to suspend or kill AB 32, California's Global Warming Solutions Act, was dealt a devastating blow on Friday.

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AB 32 Opponents Vulnerable on Pollution's Health Hazards

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Air Particulates, University of Massachusetts, American Lung Association, Nrdc, AB 32 Implementation Group, University of Southern California, NRDC Action Fund, Particulate Matter, AB 32, California Air Pollution, Meg Whitman, Dennis Tootelian, Lung Cancer, University of California, Smog, California Air Resources Board, Asthma, Center for Resource Solutions, Respiratory Illness, Air Pollution, A.B. 32, Ozone, Sanjay Varshney, Los Angeles News
Jonathan Kim

Opponents of legislation that seeks to reduce greenhouse gases in California to 1990 levels by 2020 are asking us to put short-term economic interests ahead of people's health and safety.

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