New Jersey's new climate laws

A little belated, but this has only just crossed our radar. New Jersey has become the third US state to adopt legislation to limit its emissions.

From the New Scientist:

In the absence of leadership on the federal level, the burden of reducing greenhouse gases has now fallen upon the states," said Democrat governor Jon Corzine. "I'm proud that New Jersey is one of the first among a handful of states that are leading the nation to combat global warming, and I hope more states will follow in our model.