ANNOUNCER: ...governor of the great state of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
NARRATOR: The man they call "the governator," California's Arnold Schwarzenegger, is waging war.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER (Governor of California/Film Clip of Press Conference): So we are moving in every direction in order to bring down our greenhouse gas emissions.
NARRATOR: The enemy is global warming, and he wants the rest of the country to follow where he is leading.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: California, even though a little tiny spot on the globe, barely can find it, but the power of influence that we have over the rest of the world is an equivalent of a whole continent.
NARRATOR: He plans to slash California's carbon dioxide emissions in a move that could affect people's jobs, homes, even the cars they drive. He promises no one will suffer, but some think he is leading the state towards disaster.
MARLO LEWIS, JR. (Competitive Enterprise Institute): If there were a mandate to cut energy radically, in one particular state, that state would see its economy implode.
NARRATOR: The plan is bold, laying out a whole new energy landscape, with thousands of new wind turbines, solar panels and green industries. It even takes on cars, in a place where the car is king. Could California serve as a model for national energy policy, or are the risks too great?
VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN (The Economist): There's no question that California is rolling the dice with its energy policies. It is a risk. But the bigger risk, I would say, is the risk of inaction in the face of climate change.
NARRATOR: The man they call "the governator," California's Arnold Schwarzenegger, is waging war.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER (Governor of California/Film Clip of Press Conference): So we are moving in every direction in order to bring down our greenhouse gas emissions.
NARRATOR: The enemy is global warming, and he wants the rest of the country to follow where he is leading.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: California, even though a little tiny spot on the globe, barely can find it, but the power of influence that we have over the rest of the world is an equivalent of a whole continent.
NARRATOR: He plans to slash California's carbon dioxide emissions in a move that could affect people's jobs, homes, even the cars they drive. He promises no one will suffer, but some think he is leading the state towards disaster.
MARLO LEWIS, JR. (Competitive Enterprise Institute): If there were a mandate to cut energy radically, in one particular state, that state would see its economy implode.
NARRATOR: The plan is bold, laying out a whole new energy landscape, with thousands of new wind turbines, solar panels and green industries. It even takes on cars, in a place where the car is king. Could California serve as a model for national energy policy, or are the risks too great?
VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN (The Economist): There's no question that California is rolling the dice with its energy policies. It is a risk. But the bigger risk, I would say, is the risk of inaction in the face of climate change.
NARRATOR: The Big Energy Gamble, up next on NOVA. PBS Airdate: January 20, 2009
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