Making California’s State Fleet of Cars the Greenest in the World: Why I'm Glad Governor Schwarzenegger Signed AB 236

Published: October 16, 2007, 9:52 am

By Ted Lieu Member California State Assembly Like most environmentalists, I'm very proud of the leadership role that California takes in green policy. We were the first state to tackle urban smog, the first one to rid bars and nightclubs of cigarette smoke, and, as of last year, the first state to begin the process of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. But if California is going to hold our position as the world's leader in creating a cleaner planet, we should start by making sure that our State Government is doing everything we can to keep our own house in order. So it was with considerable interest that I learned late last year that, while the Department of General Services (DGS) has purchased over 1,100 flex-fuel vehicles (that can run on either gasoline or alternative fuel), virtually none of those cars have used a single drop or alternative fuel. What's worse, the vehicles that were purchased, such as the flex-fuel Chevrolet Impala, when run on gasoline,

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