Head-to-Head: Chevron and The Sierra Club
Two giants of California’s energy debate squared off at a Commonwealth Club forum in San Francisco last night. Chevron CEO Dave O’Reilly and Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope fielded questions...
View ArticleClimate Lobby Bulks Up
Some California corporations figure prominently in a new tally of climate-related lobbying activity. A continuing study from the non-partisan Center for Public Integrity (CPI) shows that...
View ArticleCalifornia Oil Refiners Split on Prop 23
A Shell oil refinery in the aptly named town of Oildale (near Bakersfield) back in 2004. (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images) The Los Angeles Times today runs down the list of California’s major oil...
View ArticleFirst Federal Approvals for Big Solar
UPDATE: Since this post was first published, the BLM has also given the nod to another major solar energy installation, the approximately 400-megawatt Ivanpah project, being developed in San Bernardino...
View ArticleSea Level Suit Returns to San Francisco Courtroom
Alaskan village blames oil & power companies for rising seas The coastal hamlet of Kivalina, Alaska, is already known for literally making a federal case out of rising sea levels. The village of...
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