Sunday Links

• California lawmakers are switching from SUVs to hybrids for their official state cars.

• Ten major companies with operations across the economy have joined with leading environmental groups to call for a firm nationwide limit on carbon dioxide emissions that would lead to reductions of 10%-30% over the next 15 years.

• Bush has taken a ton of criticism for his administration's inept handling of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Deservedly so, of course, because he's a clown and it would've been hard to screw up the situation any more than he did. However, more and more the incompetence of Mayor Ray Nagin appears to be holding back reconstruction efforts. According to this AP article, there remains nearly $600 million in federal hurricane recovery money available simply waiting to be requested by Nagin.

• From the "Whaaaat?" file, on Thursday Attorney General Alberto Gonzales claimed there is no express right to habeas corpus in the U.S. Constitution. There really appears to be no limit with this adminstration.