http://dewittpetroleum.com/blog Intelligent Petroleum Solutions Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:04:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://dewittpetroleum.com/blog/2011/04/20/abolish-carb-and-other-debates/ http://dewittpetroleum.com/blog/2011/04/20/abolish-carb-and-other-debates/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:19:33 +0000 Mary http://dewittpetroleum.com/blog/?p=429   I recently received an email about a bill, (AB 1332), introduced to abolish CARB.  Assemblyman Tim Donnelly of the 59th District is the author. The bill is pretty simple, give the California EPA all the powers currently held by CARB and shut down that agency. From a non emotional, non punitive, purely business side- [...]

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