This strikes us as a really positive sign: despite calamitous financial events everywhere on earth, California is not throwing its ecological goals out the window, still adopting one of the most aggressive plans to put carbon back in balance in the world.

In crisis, it’s easy to forget our long-term plans we had just moments before. If the world’s fifth largest economy can keep from losing its head, think about how the rest of us can make positive moves in 2009!