The Los Angeles Times reports that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders agreed Wednesday on a plan to cut by 25% the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from California electric power plants, refineries and other sources by the year 2020. It would make California the first state in the nation to fight global warming by slapping caps on carbon dioxide and other emissions.

As curbing emissions is an essential step in this immense global problem, and as legislation of corporate action is necessary in solving it, Root applauds these steps. In doing so, we encourage further action on the part of the global community and the rest of our 49 states to act now to restrain and repair the damage done to our fragile ecosystem.

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