Monday, July 12, 2010

Lobbyists heat up over climate law

The Sacramento Bee reports:
The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 is beginning to look like a stimulus package for the lobbying trade.

During the past year, oil companies, manufacturers and trade groups have made a big push to shape the rules and regulations behind California's landmark greenhouse gas reduction law, The Bee has found in a review of lobbying disclosure statements filed with the California secretary of state's office.

There's more:
Oil refiners, manufacturers and others who will have to cut back emissions say the law will cost the state more than 1 million jobs and result in tens of billions of dollars in lost productivity.