31 states join in a global-warming initiative | Inquirer | 05/13/2007
Calif. and New England lead an effort exceeding U.S. rules for monitoring greenhouse gases.
By Janet Wilson
Los Angeles Times
Led by California and New England, 31 states representing more than 70 percent of the population announced last week that they would jointly track and measure greenhouse-gas emissions by major industries.
The newly formed Climate Registry is the latest example of states going farther than the federal government in taking steps to combat global warming. State officials and some affected industries and environmentalists say the registry is a crucial precursor to both mandatory and market-based regulation of industrial gases that contribute to warming. ..."
