he authors wish to thank Peter Bradord, Adjunct Proessor at Vermont Law School; Dr. NathanHultman at the University o Maryland School o Public Policy and the Joint Global ChangeResearch Institute at Pacic Northwest National Laboratory; Matthew Freedman at URN; andBill Marcus at JBS Energy, Inc., or their insightul comments on drats o this report. Tanks also toSahil Kapur and Elizabeth Ridlington at Frontier Group or research and editorial support.Environment Caliornia Research & Policy Center is grateul to the Educational Foundation o Americaor making this report possible.Te authors bear responsibility or any actual errors. Te recommendations are those o EnvironmentCaliornia Research & Policy Center. Te views expressed in this report are those o the authors and donot necessarily refect the views o our unders or those who provided review.© 2009 Environment Caliornia Research & Policy CenterEnvironment Caliornia Research & Policy Center is a 501(c)(3) organization. We are dedicated toprotecting Caliornia’s air, water and open spaces. We investigate problems, crat solutions, educatethe public and decision makers, and help Caliornians make their voices heard in local, state andnational debates over the quality o our environment and our lives. For more inormation aboutEnvironment Caliornia Research & Policy Center or or additional copies o this report, please visitwww.environmentcaliornia.org.Frontier Group conducts independent research and policy analysis to support a cleaner, healthier andmore democratic society. Our mission is to inject accurate inormation and compelling ideas into publicpolicy debates at the local, state and ederal levels. For more inormation about Frontier Group, please visit www.rontiergroup.org.
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