SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The campaign against Proposition 23 — the ballot initiative that would push back California’s landmark global warming law — is getting another big financial boost from a high-tech billionaire.
The Sacramento Bee reports that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has donated $700,000 to the No on Prop. 23 committee.
The donation from Gates comes after Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin last week contributed $200,000 to the campaign. Intel Corp. co-founder Gordon Moore has contributed $1 million.
If approved by voters, the initiative would suspend the Global Warming Solutions Act until California’s unemployment rates drops to 5.5 percent for four consecutive quarters.
