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Environmental

Sep. 18, 2009

Governor Sets High Renewable Energy Goals

California's governor issued an executive order Tuesday setting the nation's toughest target to boost renewable energy use in the state.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

In a dispute with the legislature over renewable energy policy, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has set a tough new target for boosting renewable energy use in California, but his decision to bypass the legislature and issue an executive order could pose more legal problems down the road.

This week Schwarzenegger directed the California Air Resources Board, or CARB, to draft a rule requiring the state to get...

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