Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Florida to introduce tough greenhouse gas targets

(Reuters) - Gov. Charlie Crist was expected to sign executive orders at
a global warming conference in Miami this week setting new
emissions targets for power companies, automobiles and trucks,
toughen conservation goals for state agencies and require
state-owned vehicles to use alternative fuels.




Florida would adopt many tough pollution standards set by
California and mimicked by other states, which have implemented
their own such regulations because Washington has failed to
pass national laws. President George W. Bush has also rejected
the international Kyoto agreement on reducing greenhouse gas
emissions.


Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News

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