New York Times: In California, the titles given to ballot initiatives can mean everything to their success or failure. Which may be why Proposition 7, which goes by the name ‘The Solar and Clean Energy Law of 2008,’ seemed like a surefire winner in summertime polls. The proposition would set among the toughest standards in the country for increasing wind, solar and geothermal sources of electrical power. But renewable-energy companies, environmental groups and the Democratic Party – virtually …