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LADWP Approves Controversial $241M Transfer Which Critics Call ‘Theft From Ratepayers’ By Staff Reports, KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles, CA November 28, 2017…
Nov 28, 2017Jerry Brown’s Cap-and-Trade Program Isn’t Working California’s greenhouse gas emissions declined last year. But it was primarily due to the rainy weather…
Nov 22, 2017Big Oil Spent More on California Lobbying in First 6 months of 2017 Than In All of 2016 By Dan Bacher, ELK…
Nov 21, 2017Is Jerry Brown Really the Climate Hero He’s Made Out To Be? By Derek Seidman, EYES ON THE TIES November 17, 2017…
Nov 17, 2017SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators are embracing a General Motors recommendation that would help makers of self-driving cars avoid paying for…
Nov 16, 2017California Fines Anthem $5 Million For Failing To Address Consumer Grievances By Chad Terhune, LOS ANGELES TIMES November 15, 2017 http://beta.latimes.com/business/la-fi-anthem-fined-20171115-story.html California’s…
Nov 15, 2017California May Limit Liability Of Self-Driving Carmakers By Michael Liedtke, ASSOCIATED PRESS November 15, 2017 https://apnews.com/39a98dfb5bd442698de0c31126db5ae0 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators…
Nov 15, 2017Emissions Drop Not Due To Cap And Trade — Study November 15, 2017 By Debra Kahn, CLIMATE WIRE https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060066583 As California Gov.…
Nov 15, 2017Google’s Missouri Problem Mirrors Woes In EU By Julie Charpentrat, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE (AFP) November 15, 2017 https://sg.news.yahoo.com/googles-missouri-problem-mirrors-woes-eu-035239439.html As an aggressive antitrust…
Nov 15, 2017Carmakers Grapple With Robot-Car Hacking Fears By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS 11/15/17 http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/mobility/2017/11/15/carmakers-stuggle-robot-car-hacking-fears/107696450/ Washington — Automakers are working to put self-driving…
Nov 15, 2017New Reports Expose Racial and Economic Injustice, Ineffectiveness of Pollution Trading by Dan Bacher, INDYBAY MEDIA Tuesday Nov 14th, 2017 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/11/14/18804541.php Wenonah…
Nov 14, 2017Wyden Tries to Stop Momentum Behind Bipartisan Sex-Trafficking Bill 11/13/2017 By Susan Crabtree, WASHINGTON FREE BEACON http://freebeacon.com/politics/wyden-tries-stop-momentum-behind-bipartisan-sex-trafficking-bill Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.)…
Nov 13, 2017Is Your Vehicle Under A Recall? Some Ideas For Getting The Word Out To Millions Of Owners 11/13/2017 By Eric D. Lawrence,…
Nov 13, 2017Jerry Brown Tells Indigenous Protesters In Bonn, ‘Let’s Put You In The Ground’ 11/13/2017 By Dan Bacher, INTERCONTINENTAL CRY BLOG https://intercontinentalcry.org/jerry-brown-tells-indigenous-protesters-bonn-lets-put-ground/ Governor…
Nov 13, 2017
Chart of the Day: California’s Mysteriously High Gasoline Prices 11/12/2017 By Kevin Drum, MOTHER JONES http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/11/chart-of-the-day-californias-mysteriously-high-gasoline-prices/# This chart illustrates a mystery: Because…
Nov 12, 2017Waymo Trials Take Humans Out Of The Driver’s Seat 11/10/2017 By Hailey Desormeaux, AMERICAN SHIPPER https://www.americanshipper.com/main/news/waymo-trials-take-humans-out-of-the-drivers-seat-69664.aspx?source=Little4 The automated car subsidiary of Google…
Nov 10, 2017Waymo to Give Phoenix Riders a Lift in Driverless Minivans 11/8/2017 By Paul A. Eisenstein, THE DETROIT BUREAU http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2017/11/waymo-to-give-phoenix-riders-a-lift-in-driverless-minivans/ Pilot program just…
Nov 8, 2017Waymo Taxis First To Ditch Drivers 11/7/2017 By Nora Naughton, THE DETROIT NEWS http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/mobility/2017/11/07/driver-will-take-back-seat-google-waymo-shuttles/107431458/ Google’s self-driving car spinoff, Waymo, will be the…
Nov 8, 2017