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Gavin Newsom Expresses Opposition to Clean Energy Act, 7/22/8

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Uploaded by on Jul 22, 2008

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who intends to run for Governor, today expressed his opposition to the Clean Energy Act, a ballot initiative that seeks to advance San Francisco to a 100 percent renewable clean energy portfolio by 2040.

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  • his dream for governor is at stake if he makes

    a u-turn rather driving straight to PG&E.Solar company in California are much behind PG&E when it comes money input and I don't think he's that stupid...maybe an idiot!

  • He's a prime example of the Mayor getting in "bed" with a huge corporation who make very large contributions to politicians. Why not just force them to reduce rates.

  • Wasn't this proposition about a feasibility study??? According to FCG article, Newsom said, ""I haven't met one person who says 'my gosh, boy, you really need to take over the power system in San Francisco'." I'll have to remember those words when I see him next so he can hear them, because he's obviously ducking.

  • As a resident of California, I can say without reservation, since the 90's, PG&E has NOT been a good steward of the public trust. The cost of power is high and shortages occur. However large contributions to a Mayors campaign can persuade a liberal mayor's position and make him a supporter of BIG BUSINESS.

  • Look at Ballard grinning like a ... grinning person there, in the back.

  • He makes perfect sense here. Now is not the time to do this for many reasons.

    A commenter at FCJ wrote:

    "Clean Energy Act? Mayor Newsom was correct when he called the title of the initiative a "rather cynical way of branding." He went on to add, "Let's call it what it is, it's a public power initiative to take over PG&E ... who are by any objective standards doing more than any other utility in the United States of America [to reduce greenhouse emissions]."

    Still, PG&E needs to go more green.

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