October 30th, 2006
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking his green initiative from California to New York, in an unprecedented move to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Dubbed as the Northeast system, Governor Schwarzenegger's carbon trading initiative involves seven states that plan to reduce carbon dioxide emission at power plants beginning 2009. Power plants are given trade emissions credits to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions.
A ballsy move for the incumbent governor but will it help him get more votes in the coming election? Hopefully so because Arnold surely is making headway in the fight to rid this planet of some of the climate changing pollutants we continuously spew out. Read more here.