Reuters reports that Jon Corzine, the Democrat governor, has made New Jersey the first U.S. state to mandate sharp greenhouse gas reductions by 2050 to help fight climate change.
"We want to send a message to Washington. Wake up, get with the program and start doing something about greenhouse gases," Corzine told reporters at Giants Stadium on the eve of former Vice President Al Gore's international Live Earth concerts.
The Global Warming Response Act mandates cuts greenhouse gas emissions throughout New Jersey's economy by about 16 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050 in the country's most densely populated state.
Public Service Enterprise Group, owner of New Jersey's largest utility, said PSEG supports the law but that it would lead to higher power prices."I believe customs are willing to pay for the higher costs associated with the environmental benefits," the company's Chief Executive Ralph Izzo told Reuters at the ceremony where Corzine sighed the bill.
The New Jersey Business and Industry Association opposes the law, saying it would raise fees and give sweeping powers to state agencies.
The law also seeks to deal with emissions from vehicles, the largest source of the emissions in New Jersey, by enhancing public transportation, car-pooling and the shipping of goods by rail instead of truck.
Interesting that this would come from a man who nearly killed himself by allowing his SUV to be driven at 91mph to get to a meeting with Don Imus. Later, it was reported that he was again speeding on his way home from the hospital. That's ok though because Jon has a plan to allow New Jersy residents to pay higher energy bills to negate his giant carbon footprint. That's his real message.
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