# I joined, and pledged support to Yes California today.

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 11, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-and-pledged-support-to-yes-california-today/771467 "2016-11-11T04:44:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-and-pledged-support-to-yes-california-today/771467/543 "2016-12-23T23:07:36Z")

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> [@Thing\_Fish](#):
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> Jeez, dude, you’re actually managing to lose an argument with **Shodan?** Sad.
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> …

Naaa

> [@Looking ahead to 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-ahead-to-2020/762102/40):
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> Or who knows? Certainly not me - I was consistently wrong about everything in 2016.
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> Regards,  
> Shodan

From another thread, but at least he admits he’s wrong about everything.

Oh, and CA is the only state, as far as I can tell, to set a deadline of 2020 for no more than 3%, and 2026 for 0 % energy from coal. once again leading the way for the nation.

\*In 2015, the United States generated about 4 trillion kilowatthours of electricity.1 About 67% of the electricity generated was from fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and petroleum).

Major energy sources and percent share of total U.S. electricity generation in 2015:1

Coal was 33%.

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From the EPA, looks like 33% of the US electricity is derived from coal. If CA is imports only 6% of it’s needs from coal, (and legislated to be 0% by 2026) then CA is one of the few doing it right.

Next point.

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