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Taking significant amounts of carbon out of our economy without harming its vibrancy is exactly the sort of challenge at which California excels.

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Jerry Brown
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: April 7
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Edmund Gerald Brown
Edmund Gerald Brown Jr.
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