California lawmakers passed an historic bill on Friday night that requires the state to source 50 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. While that’s good news for the environment, the bill that got passed was a shadow of its former self. According to ThinkProgress, the version of Bill SB 350 that was passed into law did not include a previous commitment to reduce petroleum use in automobiles by 50 percent, which was removed from the bill days before it was passed, largely due to oil industry lobbying and the defection of a group of moderate democrats.
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