Green Options » prop 7 http://greenoptions.com/tag/prop-7 Posts tagged 'prop 7' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:26:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en California Ups Renewable Energy Mandate to 33% by 2020 http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/11/17/california-ups-renewable-energy-mandate-to-33-by-2020/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/11/17/california-ups-renewable-energy-mandate-to-33-by-2020/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:26:39 +0000 Timothy B. Hurst http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/11/17/california-ups-renewable-energy-mandate-to-33-by-2020/ Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Executive Order to Raise California’s Renewable Energy Goals to 33% by 2020 and Clear Red Tape for Renewable Energy Projects

In an executive order signed on Monday, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger committed to getting a third of California’s electricity from renewable sources by 2020. Schwarzenegger made the announcement while speaking at a solar panel factory in Sacramento. California Executive Order S-14-08 puts the state’s renewable energy requirement at 33% by 2020, securing its place as the most aggressive renewable energy mandate in the country.

The order comes Just three days after Schwarzenegger issued another unprecedented executive order to state agencies telling them to make preparations for rising sea levels caused by global warming.

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