Archive for the tag 'Arnold Schwarzenegger'

May 15 2008

Surprise, Surprise

Published by ghile under Civil Rights, Politics

I have to admit, even though I am in favor of same-sex marriage, I was quite surprised—no, stunned—by the California Supreme Court’s decision upholding same-sex marriage in California. I have only glanced at the decision (the opinions can be downloaded here) but it is important to note that all seven justices concurred in at least part [...]

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May 04 2008

And They Said it Would Cost American Jobs …

Published by ghile under Climate Change, Politics

California Republicans are up in arms over Governor Schwarzenegger’s hiring of dozens of staff throughout state agencies to implement the state’s mandate to curb global warming. But the Gov is simply doing what private industry is quickly realizing is a profitable enterprise. When I worked for Rainforest Action Network pushing banks to calculate their carbon [...]

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