Investigation-RegulationsCA media ignore Obama administration’s fracking viewsTuesday, May 14th, 2013 May 14, 2013 By Chris Reed The debate over hydraulic fracturing -- using high-powered water cannons to reach natural gas and oil reserves deep underground -- is heating up in California, driven by the vast economic potential of the Monterey shale formation under vast swaths of the state. La... New energy taxes could bring $6 gasMonday, April 22nd, 2013 April 22, 2013 By Warren Duffy Is gas at more than $4 a gallon in California high enough? Not if David Lipton gets his way. The former member of the Clinton administation now is the deputy director of the International Monetary Fund. He recently urged, “It is time for subsidies to end and... Lawsuit, bills seek to dowse fire taxMonday, March 25th, 2013 March 25, 2013 By Dave Roberts It hasn’t been a great year for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. In January, the Los Angeles Times revealed that for seven years Cal Fire has been hoarding a slush fund that grew to $3.66 million. In February, the Sacramento Bee report... Radicalness of CARB’s long-term plans comes into focusWednesday, March 20th, 2013 March 20, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- While the California Air Resources Board continues to forge ahead like a blind bull in a china shop with its far-reaching climate change plan, the extent of the destruction that could result is beginning to become evident. At a legislative hearing... Lax CPUC oversight lets PG&E gouge ratepayersMonday, November 26th, 2012Editor's note: This is Part 1 of two. Part 2 is here. Nov. 26, 2012 By Katy Grimes As the price of natural gas has fallen to a decade low, utility ratepayers wouldn’t know it. Utility costs continue to explode. Given the low cost of natural gas, Pacific Gas & Electric’s lates... Secrecy pollutes first CA cap and trade auctionTuesday, November 20th, 2012 Nov. 20 2012 By Katy Grimes Ignoring a lawsuit filed by the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Air Resources Board went ahead with its first auction of greenhouse gas allowances last Wednesday, Nov. 14. The results of the auction were announced Monday. Despite trying to sound a... Cal Chamber sues state for profiting from AB 32Friday, November 16th, 2012 Nov. 15, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi The California Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday sued the state of California to stop it from making a profit by selling “free” air pollution emission credits as part of the new Cap and Trade program. Ninety percent of the first round of pollution permits wi... Despite killing jobs, cap-and-trade on trackMonday, September 24th, 2012Sept. 24, 2012 By Dave Roberts Leakage. It sounds like something dribbling from a broken beer stein. It’s also become a buzzword in the implementation of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, also known as AB 32. The California Air Resources Board defines leakage in bureau... AB 1978 would boost Goodwill’s bin bullyingMonday, September 10th, 2012 Sept. 10, 2012 By John Hrabe Goodwill is synonymous with used-clothing donations. The national syndicate of secondhand retail stores is by far the biggest player in the clothing donation business. However, it’s losing market share to smaller nonprofits, churches and even some for-profit b... California counting its carbon tax richesTuesday, May 29th, 2012 May 29, 2012 By Katy Grimes While the rest of the country shuns carbon trading schemes, California politicians continue to embrace the concept, and are forging ahead with a Cap and Trade carbon trading system. But eight states have dropped out of California’s Western Climate Initiative, leav... |