It would seem that measures promoting renewable energy and alternative fuels
would be shoo-ins here where gas prices are among the nation's highest. Two
thirds of Californians polled say they want their state to be a leader in
advancing technologies that reduce pollution and combat climate change.
But a pair of ambitious ballot initiatives--Proposition 7 (aka "Big
Solar") and Proposition 10 ("Big Natural Gas")--designed to do
just that appear to be in trouble because of growing fiscal concerns. Prop 7
would require utilities to procure half of… more
