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Yesterday, the California Governor and the State Legislature signaled an agreement to reduce carbon emissions state-wide.

In part this is due to the awareness of the state's dependency on snowpack for water, and vulnerability to sea level rise.

The expectation is that other politicians--even Republicans--will feel emboldened to take similar action: GWB where are you?

The International Herald Tribune said the following:

"A recent poll of Californians by the Public Policy Institute of California showed nearly four of five respondents agreeing that urgent action on climate change was needed.

Aside from its long coastline, which could be vulnerable to rises in sea levels caused by global warming, the state depends on the Sierra Nevada snowpack for much of its water supply.

A study in 2004 by the U.S. National Academy of Science showed that unchecked global warming would shrink the snowpack by at least 29 percent by the end of the century. It also predicted a doubling in the number of heat waves, like a record-breaking one in July that killed 139 people in the state."

You can read the whole article here:
California sets pace on pollution limits