Arnold Schwarzenegger

Governator on 60 Minutes

Arnold Schwarzenegger talks with 60 Minutes about his state’s financial troubles and green initiatives:

The governator pledges to pump iron and save the environment until he dies

“Everything I do is forever. I got into bodybuilding at an early age and I will be working out until I drop dead, and hopefully they will put dumbbells in my casket. I will continue promoting fitness forever and I will be an environmental leader forever.” — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), in an interview […]

A chat with CARB chair and candidate for EPA chief Mary Nichols

On Wednesday at the Governors’ Global Climate Summit, we caught up with Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board, a few minutes before she hosted the signing ceremony that culminated the event. As head of CARB since July 2007, Nichols has taken the lead in shaping and implementing California’s ambitious global warming program, […]

Schwarzenegger’s conclave ends with pledge to cut emissions

Arnold Schwarzenegger.   California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s (R) two-day climate gathering ended Wednesday with the adoption of a pledge by 26 governors and regional leaders from six countries to work together to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The two-page statement commits the signers to achieving “quantifiable greenhouse gas emission reductions collectively.” In a clear nod to […]

Not 2030 as originally reported

The first rule of journalism: Do not talk about journalism. No, that isn’t it. The first rule of journalism is “If your mother says she loves you, check it out,” which is to say never rely on any non-primary sources, especially other journalists. So this recent post, “Ahnold going to pump it up: Schwarzenegger mandates […]

North-South deal has states cooperating on rainforest protection

The major announcement at the first day of the Governors’ Global Climate Summit was that the states of California, Illinois and Wisconsin, along with six states in Brazil and Indonesia, have agreed create a joint program for protecting and restoring tropical forests in the interest of curbing climate change. The “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) commits […]

Schwarzenegger bringing governors and international leaders to California to talk climate

On Tuesday and Wednesday, David and I will be in Los Angeles attending the Governors’ Global Climate Summit, hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The summit is bringing together governors (as the name suggests) and international leaders to talk about their programs to address climate change and energy concerns, in hopes of forging partnerships going forward. The […]

Schwarzenegger on the environment and the state of his party

“Let’s clean our ocean, let’s clean our water, let’s clean our air, let’s create health care reform, let’s pass the budget, let’s fix the budget deficit and the structural deficit. All of those things. And to me, when I look at those issues, I don’t look at them as Republican issues or Democratic issues. I […]

More speculation on Obama cabinet picks

Politico takes a look at a possible Obama staff and cabinet. (See also Grist’s look at possible green-related Obama appointees.) It gives a mixed view with some knockouts and some … not-so-knockouts. These EPA pics don’t thrill me: Former Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-R.I.); Kathleen McGinty, former head of the Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Agency My vote? […]