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Is Ozonegeddon Next Up For LA?
Today, the LA Times reported on a lawsuit filed by health, environmental and environmental justice groups filed yesterday in the Los Angeles region. Later in the day, LA Times reporter Paul Whitefield took to the Opinion LA blog analyzing the comments received about that article and litigation effort, including opining...[read more]
The search for a non-taxing carbon tax
One of the hallmarks of being a politician is the ability to convince yourself and others (meaning both other politicians and your constituents) that it makes perfect sense to believe two contradictory things at the same time. In the endlessly debated issue of “putting a price on carbon” we have a nearly perfect breeding ground for...[read more]
Canada and Oil Sands contest future energy markets
In January 2010, California passed regulation over Green House gases by determining the pollution of fuels coming into California: LA times has coverage here: “The Air Resources Board voted 9 to 1 in favor of the complex new rule, which is expected to slash the state’s gasoline consumption by a quarter in the next decade” The move...[read more]
Nuclear power: less effective than energy efficiency and renewable energy?
The LA Tmes has a post on the effectiveness of nuclear power for mitigating global warming - Nuclear power: less effective than energy efficiency and renewable energy?.The Environment California Research & Policy Center concluded that launching a nuclear power industry nearly from the ground up is too slow and expensive a process....[read more]
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