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California legislators late last month rejected a plan proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to allow offshore drilling to begin again after a 40-year hiatus.

As California lawmakers grapple with different legislative proposals to codify the state’s 33% renewable portfolio standard (RPS) goal for 2020, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told lawmakers he won’t sign any bills that don’t unshackle the retail electricity market by repealing restrictions imposed during the 2000-2001 wholesale energy market crisis. Schwarzenegger wants all residential and core customers to pay equally for the new RPS goal and for limited retail customer choice to be reopened.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to beat back criticism early in June surrounding his proposal in last month’s fiscal revisions aimed at reversing the state’s worsening budget crisis by securing an additional $100 million of annual revenues for the state from the limited opening of drilling offshore Santa Barbara. Schwarzenegger’s proposal was tied to the dismantling of four existing offshore platforms in the area.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to beat back criticism Monday of a proposal he made in last month’s fiscal revisions aimed at reversing the state’s worsening budget crisis by securing an additional $100 million of annual revenues from the limited opening of drilling offshore Santa Barbara. Schwarzenegger’s proposal was tied to the dismantling of four existing offshore platforms in the area.

California air pollution regulators last Thursday adopted a regulation for a low-carbon fuel standard as called for two years ago in an executive order from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The standard calls for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the state’s transportation fuels by 10% by 2020.

California air pollution regulators Thursday adopted a regulation for a low-carbon fuel standard as called for two years ago in an executive order from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The standard calls for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the state’s transportation fuels by 10% by 2020.

As an outgrowth of a green jobs law passed last year by the state legislature and signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the state’s chief executive Monday launched the California Green Corps, a community college-based effort to prepare workers for jobs in the renewable energy and environmental sectors.

In the midst of a $42 billion budget deficit, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has revived a proposal to consolidate the state’s major energy agencies into one energy department as an efficiency measure. A similar proposal was kicked around four years ago only to be shot down by lawmakers.

In the midst of a $42 billion budget deficit, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has revived a proposal to consolidate the state’s major energy agencies into one energy department as a cost-saving measure. A similar proposal was kicked around four years ago only to be shot down by lawmakers.