Update on Adam Smith Foundation's $500m donation to California

Like I said, as an update to yesterday's entry about the Adam Smith Foundation's $500 million contribution to, basically, try "to stop California's tougher pollution regulations...", I ran across this, today, at The Huffington Post: According to the American Lung Association, Los Angeles is the city with the most polluted ozone. The average ozone level in Los Angeles is 138.8 and the average particulates level is 16.8. The California Air Resources Board states that 18,000 deaths a year are "premature deaths" caused by air pollution. So California is listed as the number 2 (of 9) "most polluted places in the world" and the corporations and wealthy are paying money out the wazoo to try to fight any new regulations. Nice. Can you not see why the people of California would want tougher pollution laws and regulations? But again, since the Supreme Court's ruling, earlier this year, eliminating campaign contribution limits, the California voter's voice in the matter will have been reduced to virtually nil unless they remain strong and determined on this. Also, the American people need to speak up, coast to coast, and make it clear we want and need campaign contribution limits put on corporations and the wealthy so our votes still mean something. I hope y'all are paying attention to what's going on--and what needs to happen. Links: http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2010/08/adam_smith_foundation.php: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/31/photos-most-polluted-plac_n_693008.html#s130738