California, New York and Washington ban together against climate change, lawmakers and the long debate about product labels, a new art festival in Downtown LA.
New climate alliance aims to uphold Paris Accord policies
Reacting quickly to President Trump, political leaders across the country are looking at ways to organize, and continue efforts to reduce the human impact on climate change. And one man has emerged as the leader of the resistance:
California Governor Jerry Brown.
Not long after Trump revealed his decision to drop out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Brown joined forces with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Governor Jay Inslee of Washington state.
They said they'll be banding together to form something called the United States Climate Alliance. And they're looking for other states to join them in a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
But what can a handful of states really do when the federal government isn't on board? David Baker reports on energy for the San Francisco Chronicle and has been writing about all this, he spoke to A Martinez for more.
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State of Affairs: California steps up to lead the fight against climate change
It was just past noon on the West Coast Thursday when President Trump announced that the United States would pull out of the Paris Climate Accord.
In California, the response from lawmakers was swift:
Governor Jerry Brown, along with governors from Washinton state and New York announced that they would create a climate alliance.
Eric Garcetti and a league of mayors publicly vowed to uphold standards set by the Paris Climate Accord.
On Wednesday, just before Trump's announcement, the California Senate passed legislation that would require the state to get its energy from entirely renewable sources by the year 2045.
Is Governor Jerry Brown now the nation's de facto climate change president?
Guests:
- Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, professor of public policy at USC
- Carla Marinucci, senior editor for Politico's California Playbook
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Giant robots and unicorns to take over downtown LA as I3 Arts Fest arrives
How LA became home to our unique pink doughnut boxes
Mark your calendars because today is National Doughnut Day!
Fortunately, we have hundreds of doughnuts shops in Southern California where we can celebrate the holiday.
But before you head out for the free give-aways, we have a little history lesson for you.
Have you ever noticed how most of our doughnut shops only use pink boxes? Well, you may not even know it but the classic pink doughnut box is a trademark of Los Angeles. It turns out, there's a very good reason for this quirky tradition.
Take Two's A Martinez spoke with David Pierson. He's been investigating the pink doughnut box mystery for the LA Times.