February 2011 was an important month in California for spotlighting the need to reduce petroleum dependence and increase the use of alternate fuels. The actions are long overdue as California is now 10 times more dependent on imported oil than it was in the early 1990s!
On February 16, the CalSTEP Partners, a diverse group of national security leaders and CEOs including President Reagan’s Secretary of State George Schulz, released a report, The California Action Plan 2.0 for Transportation Energy Security, noting California would benefit if it took a leadership role in reducing its dependence. Two bills, AB 371 and AB 638, introduced on February 14 and February 16, respectively, stipulate that all alternative fuel vehicles available for sale in California are to be listed on the Statewide Commodity Contracts list, and to maximize targets set in the previously adopted California Strategy to Reduce Petroleum Dependence.
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