The latest criticism came Thursday from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office. In response to an inquiry by Democratic Assemblyman Kevin de León, the LAO dismissed as "highly unreliable" the professors' claim that California's global warming law would wipe out 1 million jobs and $183 million in economic output.
The LAO also labeled a separate Varshney-Tootelian study – which said the state's regulatory climate costs small businesses 3.8 million jobs and $493 billion – "essentially useless."
Varshney defended both studies in an interview Thursday, saying "we really gave it our best shot and gave it our best efforts." Tootelian said, "You're going to find, in any study, there are differing views about methodologies." He added that he and Varshney support "the spirit of AB 32" but wanted to analyze its costs.
Who in their right mind believes that carbon caps do not smother economic growth? Yeah, I know Barbara Boxer, Algore and Barack Hussein Obama claim that it creates "green jobs," but I did qualify that question with "right mind."
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/19/2618387/csus-dean-professor-take-heat.html#ixzz0icxVDPxj
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