In most parts of the world, climate change is a worrying subject. Not so in California. At a recent gathering of green luminaries—in a film star’s house, naturally, for that is how seriousness is often established in Los Angeles—the dominant note was self-satisfaction at what the state has already achieved. And perhaps nobody is more complacent than Arnold Schwarzenegger. Unlike A1 Gore, a presidential candidate turned prophet of environmental doom, California’s governor sounds cheerful when talking about climate change. As well he might: it has made his political career.
Although California has long been an environmentally-conscious state, until recently greens were concerned above all with smog and redwood trees. "Coast of Dreams", Kevin Stag’s authoritative history of contemporary California, published in 2004, does not mention climate change. In that year, though, the newly-elected Mr. Schwarzenegger m
A. Because California has always been environmentally-conscious.
B. Because Kevin Starr failed to talk about climate change in his book.
C. Because his call for alternative fuels has been most strongly echoed.
D. Because all his other policies met with more acclaim than resistance.
In most parts of the world, climate change is a worrying subject. Not so in California. At a recent gathering of green luminaries—in a film star’s house, naturally, for that is how seriousness is often established in Los Angeles—the dominant note was self-satisfaction at what the state has already achieved. And perhaps nobody is more complacent than Arnold Schwarzenegger. Unlike A1 Gore, a presidential candidate turned prophet of environmental doom, California’s governor sounds cheerful when talking about climate change. As well he might: it has made his political career.
Although California has long been an environmentally-conscious state, until recently greens were concerned above all with smog and redwood trees. "Coast of Dreams", Kevin Stag’s authoritative history of contemporary California, published in 2004, does not mention climate change. In that year, though, the newly-elected Mr. Schwarzenegger made his first tentative cal
A. climate change is not worrying California anymore
B. even film stars become serious about environmental protection
C. he has benefited personally from California’s achievements
D. his style of administration is always dominated by self-satisfaction
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