As part of a package aimed to address California's $11.2-billion budget deficit, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday proposed a 9.9 percent tax per barrel on oil drilled in the state. The proposal, a flip-flop from the Governator's opposition of a similar measure that failed two years ago, immediately garnered the ire of oil companies and Republicans and applause from Democrats and environmentalists.
source: Los Angeles Times, Reuters
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swan Posted 8:31 am
10 Nov 2008
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coveark Posted 10:16 pm
10 Nov 2008
Unfortunately.......
they will pass this on to us.
All I can say beyond that is Good Luck to California.....It would have been better to vote money in to help with alternative energy.
The wind mills near Mojave and the solar energy mirrors at Hwys 58 and 395 in the desert are a start.
Hopefully our country is on an up swing. and we can really find new ways to keep our energy up cleanly and good jobs making it happen. Not corn but the Hydrogen car has merit (right on Arnold)
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