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State Senate OKs climate change bill, seeks ban new offshore drilling
2015-06-04 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: State senators passed legislation Wednesday intended to help California tackle climate change by setting new targets for generating renewable energy, reducing gasoline use and increasing energy efficiency in buildings. The lawmakers also approved a measure that would ban new offshore oil drilling from an area in the Santa Barbara Channel known as Tranquillon Ridge, two weeks after an oil spill at nearby Refugio State Beach. The climate change bill, which now goes to the Assembly with other...
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