Njengoba sekusele amasonto amabili kuNgqungquthela Yezomthetho ka-2012, i-California ReLeaf ithole ukuthi “uhlelo loxhaso lwezimali lwephrojekthi yendawo” olwalufiseleka kakhulu lwalufakwa ephaketheni le-Cap and Trade bill olwaluqhubekela phambili ngomfutho omkhulu. Ulimi oluhlongozwayo lunokuningi kwalokho inethiwekhi yethu yezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo zamahlathi asemadolobheni engafuna ukukubona (okuhlanganisa nokushiwo okuqondile kokutshalwa kwezihlahla kwasemadolobheni)… ngaphandle kokufaneleka kokungenzi-nzuzo! Umphakathi wonke, ngaphandle kwamasosha endawo aqinisekisiwe, wavalelwa ngaphandle.
Ngosuku olulandelayo, emahoreni ambalwa, iNethiwekhi iphendule njengoba bengakaze baphendule ngaphambili. Cishe izinhlangano ezingamashumi amathathu zihlanganyele ndawonye ngencwadi yeqembu zifuna ukufaneleka okungenzi inzuzo. Amaqembu asuka e-Eureka aya e-San Diego agcwele ihhovisi likaSomlomo Womhlangano u-John Perez ngezibonelo ezithile zokuthi kungani izinhlangano ezingenzi-nzuzo kufanele zibe ngabadlali abalinganayo kule nkundla. Ekupheleni kosuku, ulimi olusha lwase lukhona kumthethosivivinywa, futhi izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo zazisenkundleni yokudlala.
Umkhawulo kanye nephakheji yezohwebo kuthathe izimpinda eziningi ezinsukwini eziyishumi ezalandela, futhi kwaba yisibopho sethu esihlangene ukugcina izinhlangano ezingenzi-nzuzo zihlangene, ngisho nalapho amakhasi ombhalo ayesikwa ezilinganisweni. Ngokusekelwa kwemizamo yethu evela ku-The Trust for Public Land kanye ne-The Nature Conservancy, nokho, ulimi olungenzi nzuzo lwaba namandla.
Ngesikhathi inguqulo yokugcina yomthethosivivinywa omkhulu - AB 1532 (Perez) - yayivotelwa ngaphandle kwe-Assembly Floor, ulimi ngaphakathi kwesilinganiso esishiwo ukuhlinzeka "ngamathuba wamabhizinisi, izinhlangano zomphakathi, izinhlangano ezingenzi-nzuzo, nezinye izikhungo zomphakathi ukuthi zibambe iqhaza futhi zihlomule. kusukela emizamweni yombuso yonkana yokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwesisi esingcolisa umoya”; kanye “noxhaso lokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa ngokutshalwa kwezimali ezinhlelweni ezisetshenziswa ama-ejensi asekhaya nawesifunda, izinhlangano ezisebenzisanayo zendawo nezesifunda, nezinhlangano ezingenzi inzuzo ezisebenzisana nohulumeni basekhaya.”
Kubonakala kuncane. Amagama amabili kubhili enamakhasi ayishumi. Kodwa ngokusayina kukaMbusi uBrown kwe-AB 1532 kanye ne-SB 535 (De Leon) ngoSepthemba 30.th, lawa magama amabili aqinisekisa lokho konke Izinkampani ezingenzi inzuzo zase-California zizothola ithuba lokuqhudelana ngezigidigidi zamadola emalini engenayo ezosetshenziselwa ukufeza imigomo ye-AB 32 kanye nokwehliswa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa. Futhi iyiphi indlela engcono yokuhlangabezana nalesi sidingo kunokuthi kube nezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo eziqhubeka nokuhlaza isihlahla sethu seGolden State esisodwa ngesikhathi.