Russ Steele
The LA Times has the story, California New Science Policy May Force Companies to move away.
The new rules would cover 85 plants, mostly in Silicon Valley. They require most computer chip makers to slash releases of sulfur hexafluoride and other fluorinated gases by more than half over the next three years.
The chemicals are used in small amounts but "pose a danger to the planet because they have such a high capacity to trap atmospheric heat," said Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the Air Resources Board.
Intel is a California company and they are expanding in Oregon and Arizona, not California. Colorado is actively encouraging California companies to move to the the high desert, where they have fewer business killing regulations. Nevada County is home to may chip design centers for the affected companies in Silicon Valley. If they were force to move from California due to the greenhouse gas regulations, they may choose to consolidate their facilities and close out their Nevada County operations. Colorado has many of the lifestyle amenities that we have in Nevada County.
And, all of this pain is being caused by the One Scientist's Unscientific Dream? according to Marc Sheppard, writing at the American Thinker
Read the whole story and realize that CARB uses the IPCC reports as justification for controlling greenhouse gases. We are victium of some bad science, and worce politics.