The
measure,
drawn
up
in
an
executive
order
by
Governor
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
in
early
2007,
was
adopted
by
California
Air
Resources
Board
(CARB)
despite
sharp
criticism
from
the
state’s
ethanol
and
oil
industries.
It
takes
effect
1
January
2010.
“The
new
standard
means
we
can
begin
to
break
our
century-old
dependence
on
petroleum
and
provide
California
with
greater
energy
security,’’
says
Mary
D.
Nichols,
chairman
of
CARB.
She
estimates
that
the
new
LCFS
will
reduce
California's
dependency
on
oil
by
20%.
“The
drive
to
force
the
market
toward
greater
use
of
alternative
fuels
will
be…
