california was officially added to the united states in 1848.
california was officially added to the united states in 1848.
when was california officially added to the united states?
1848
in 1848 california officially became a part of the united states of america. this transition followed several years of battles in the salinas area with john fremont flying the american flag on the highest peak of the gabilan mountains and claiming california for the united states. before the transition to american administration, monterey had been the capital of california. for a short while after the transition, california was ruled by martial law. on september 9, 1850, california was admitted to the union and became a state, celebrated as california admission day.
salinas, california
on december 17, 2010 arb adopted a cap-and-trade program to place an upper limit on statewide greenhouse gas emissions. this is the first program of its kind on this scale in the united states, though in the northeastern united states, the regional greenhouse gas initiative (rggi) works on a similar principle. through the western climate initiative (wci), california is working to link its cap and trade system to other states. in october 2013, california officially linked its cap-and-trade program with quebec ministry of sustainable development, environment, wildlife, and parks. the program had a soft start in 2012, with the first required compliance period starting in 2013. emissions are to be reduced by two percent each year through 2015 and three percent each year from 2015 to 2020. the rules apply first to utilities and large industrial plants, and in 2015 will begin to be applied to fuel distributors as well, eventually totaling 360 businesses at 600 locations throughout the state of california. free credits will be distributed to businesses to account for about 90 percent of overall emissions in their sector, but they must buy allowances (credits) at auction, to account for additional emissions. the auction format used will be single round, sealed bid auction. a preliminary auction was held august 30, 2012 with the first actual quarterly auction to take place november 14, 2012.
global warming solutions act of 2006