California is going broke, and will soon be sending out IOU's instead of checks.  At the same time, auto sales are dismal, and car manufacturers could use all the help they can get to keep prices down... so what does California decide to do with its spare time?  They passed this:

California has become the first state to require that all new cars sold after 2012 have windshields that block the sun to cool vehicles, increase fuel efficiency and cut greenhouse gases.

The regulation, approved yesterday by the state Air Resources Control Board, says that automakers must prevent 45% of the sun's total heat-producing energy from entering the car, and that the glass must block at least half that energy, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The requirement rises to 60% in 2016, though car makers can use alternate methods to achieve that mark.

Basically, California just mandated that all cars wear sun glasses... because they want their cars to be the hippest... or coolest if you prefer... in the country.  Words fail me sometimes.