<p><span style="font-family: Arial, Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25px;">California likes to think of itself as being ahead of the curve. So when the state set out to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, regulators did all the right things - stringent tailpipe standards for cars, tighter codes for buildings, higher renewable energy standards for utilities. Then they took one of the most aggressive energy-saving steps of all.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25px;">They started a campaign to save <a href="http://www.alternet.org/environment/151880/why_the_best_way_to_save_water_is_to_use_less_energy_%28and_vise_versa%29?" title="Why the Best Way to Save Water Is to Use Less Energy (and Vise Versa)">water</a>. (Source: AlterNet)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25px;"><p id="paragraph1" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 22px; margin-left: 0px;">&nbsp;</p></span></p>