Editorial: California cracked down on carbon and its economy is still booming

The predictions were dire in 2006 when California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill audaciously committing the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2020 to combat global warming.

Assembly Bill 32 would be a "job killer," the state Chamber of Commerce declared. Businesses would flee the state and new investments in California would wither. The crackdown on carbon would hinder energy production and cause rolling blackouts. It would