Posts Tagged: trade

Opinion

Cap-and-trade cost increases on hold

Many large employers in California were scheduled for massive greenhouse gas (GHG) “cap-and-trade” cost increases starting in 2015.  Now state regulators propose to delay any increase until 2018 at the earliest.   This is good news for manufacturers and thousands of California workers with high wage manufacturing jobs.  Food processors, consumer products firms, aerospace, chemical and

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Governor’s global warming policy needs close look

If you listen to Jerry Brown, you would think he was one of the foremost proactive climate change leaders around.  At UC Berkeley last week, he said, “the changes in our climate are…, soon to be irreversible” (May 20th, 2013). .  On May 23rd, the Sacramento Bee reported that Governor Brown “complained bitterly” that “the

Opinion

California targeting Chinese consumers

Californians can take pride today in the launch of the first California brand marketing campaign to directly target Chinese consumers.

 

The Visit California announcement in China was part of the governor’s continuing Trade and Investment Mission.  We also named the Golden State’s first tourism ambassador from Mainland China, model-actress Gao Yuanyuan.

 

California has

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Industry takes critical look at cap-and-trade

With time short before California rings the bell on its own carbon market, this is an appeal directly to our state’s regulatory leadership.

 

Stop.

 

Do what you said you would do if the evidence was clear that California’s “cap-and-trade” program is not ready to roll out later this month.

 

At minimum, slow

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