Two California Laws Affect Locals According to Nevada Paper

Two pieces of California legislation are highlighted in a Nevada Appeal article, first carried in sister newspaper, The Siearra Sun.  The article discusses AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act and the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Performance Standard and how they are affecting the utility district in Truckee.  Readers will recall that the Truckee Donner Utility district is trying to put through a 50 year deal with a coal plant prior to January 1, when such deals will be severely curtailed.  The possibiltiy of a carbon tax has been pointed out by more than one local resident in these letters to the editor, while this one utility customer feels as if the recent meeting on the subject was "hi-jacked by the Green/Sierra Club fraternity." What that ratepayer fails to mention is the possiblity that what he considers to be cheap energy will not be so cheap in the long term as well as the effect on the environment, which he seems to care about little.