Landmark global warming law becomes real this week
By
Paul Rogers
Mercury News
November 10, 2012
This week California will become the first state to begin requiring a broad range of businesses to reduce their greenhouse gas pollution.
For more than 40 years, California has led the nation in environmental regulation, from passing the toughest coastal protection laws to America's first rules banning leaded gasoline.
Now, this week -- after Hurricane Sandy pushed the issue of climate change back into the national spotlight -- California will become the first state to begin requiring a broad range of businesses to reduce their greenhouse gas pollution.

