{"id":2691,"date":"2010-09-30T09:07:41","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T16:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/envirobeat.com\/?p=2691"},"modified":"2010-11-13T09:13:56","modified_gmt":"2010-11-13T16:13:56","slug":"video-arnold-schwarzenegger-speaks-out-against-proposition-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/envirobeat.com\/?p=2691","title":{"rendered":"Video: Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks out against Prop. 23"},"content":{"rendered":"
Monday, September 27, 2010 Santa Clara, California
\nCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke out strongly against Proposition 23 at the Commonwealth Club. He attacked as ‘cynical’ efforts by Texas oil companies Valero and Tesoro to ‘kill’ California’s AB32 climate legislation, calling the efforts driven by ‘self-serving greed’, and comparing these efforts to a conspiracy in the twenties which destroyed light rail in America. While critiquing national efforts at climate legislation as ineffective, he praised President Obama’s intentions. Citing failures at the national and international levels, he stressed the importance of California’s AB32 to provide a strong financial zone for green development and green job creation, referring to the struggle over Proposition 23 as a battle.
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