Western governors offer greenhouse emissions plan

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger right shakes hands with Orange Cove Mayor Victor Lopez during a water rally held at the Capitol in Sacramento Calif. Wednesday July 23 2008.  More than 500 farm workers and their families rallied to call for the Legislature ...
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, shakes hands with Orange Cove Mayor Victor Lopez, during a water rally held at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, July 23, 2008. More than 500 farm workers and their families rallied to call for the Legislature to approve a measure to place of a $9.3 billion water bond measure on the November ballot to build reservoirs, encourage conservation and restore the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

(AP) -- Seven Western states are joining four Canadian provinces to propose a plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions through use of a "cap and trade" system.


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