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California may soon require smog checks for motorcycles
autobloggreen.com - 3/5/2009
California may soon require smog checks for motorcycles
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Back on February 26th, California State Senator Fran Pavley introduced legislation that would "amend Section 44011 of, and to add Section 44012.5 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution." All right, what's that mean? Basically, this legislation would require motorcycle ...
reuters.com - 3/4/2009
California declares drought emergency
— reuters.com — Reuters: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday declared a state emergency due to drought and said he... would consider mandatory water rationing in the face of nearly $3 billion in economic losses from below-normal rainfall this year. As ... (more) California declares drought emergency

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climatechange.ca.gov - 3/5/2009
Welcome to the California Climate Change Portal
— climatechange.ca.gov — s Resource for Global Climate Change Information California produces roughly 1.4 percent of the world's, and 6.2... percent of the total U.S., greenhouse gases. Our state has been working on and finding solutions to our impact on climate since 1988. ... (more) Welcome to the California Climate Change Portal

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California Commission for Economic Development
ced.ca.gov - 3/11/2009
California Commission for Economic Development
— ced.ca.gov — Welcome to the California Commission for Economic Development! Welcome and thank you for visiting the California Commission... for Economic Development website. First established in 1971, the CED is a statewide, bipartisan advisory commission responsible ... (more) California Commission for Economic Development

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