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Environmental & Energy

Dec. 23, 2008

The Gold Standard for Green

Amid recent reports of political corruption, budget deficits and ineffective financial regulation, the Air Resources Board's implementation of AB 32 stands out as an example of government at its best.

Richard M. Frank

Professor of Environmental Practice, UC Davis School of Law

Richard is director of the California Environmental Law & Policy Center at the UC Davis School of Law.

The whole world is watching.

That phrase first gained prominence 40 years ago, during the political demonstrations of the turbulent 1960s. But as 2008 draws to a close, it is equally descriptive of the California Air Resources Board's efforts to implement the state's landmark California Global Warming Solutions Act, better known as AB 32.

Earlier this month, the Air Resources Board took the first major step in that process when it unanimously adopted its "Scoping Plan" - a ...

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