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On November 2^nd California voters decided to uphold the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32.) by rejecting Prop 23. Proposition 23 would have delayed the start of AB 32, which includes California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), until the California unemployment rate dropped to 5.5 percent or less for a full year. 

Why is this so monumental you ask?  Californians, even in a tough economy, made it clear that they are in favor of clean energy technology.  Many argue that the addition of jobs in the clean energy fields will help to lower the unemployment rate. 

While AB 32 may only apply to California, it is sending the message all across the nation that we need to reduce harmful emissions by taking advantage of advancements in clean energy technology. 

California’s environmental regulations have often served as models for other states as well as the federal government. Oregon has approved its own LCFS and the 10 state RGGI (Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative) and Pennsylvania intends to do the same. This demonstrates the intent of states and the people of the U.S. to step in and assure clean air, in addition to or in lieu of federal government action.

LCFS is a component of AB 32 that requires a 10% reduction in the carbon intensity of fuels sold in California by 2020.  As a way to reach this 10% reduction in carbon intensity, obligated parties will blend biofuels into standard fuels.

Regulations like LCFS will help alternative fuel companies grow and create more jobs in the coming years at the US builds its green economy.

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