Grist: Late Friday night, the California state legislature passed a new climate bill, and while it will lead to some progress, overall its passage should ring as a disappointment to environmentalists.
The Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act, or Senate Bill 350 -- an ostensibly landmark piece of legislation -- will beef up the states renewable portfolio standard by requiring utilities to generate 50 percent of their electricity using renewable sources by 2030. Which shouldnt be a problem: The...