California sets out green vision

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Wide-reaching plan sets out proposals for cap-and-trade and raft of new environmental legislation to be in place by 2012

California published a radical climate change plan this week, outlining its intention to have its wide-ranging policy proposals formally approved by the end of the year and up and running by 2012...

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