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By Alexei Koseff, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE August 13, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-officials-warn-of-unsustainable-14301341.php SACRAMENTO — A bill that state finance officials warn could saddle California taxpayers…
Aug 13, 2019By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS August 12, 2019 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/mobility/2019/08/12/self-driving-cars-no-rules-from-washington/1891200001/ Motorists may have to rely on automakers to keep them safe in self-driving cars…
Aug 12, 2019By Andrew Sheeler, SAN LUIS OBISPO TRIBUNE August 12, 2019 https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/state/california/article233714092.html The leadership of CalRecycle must drastically change or else be sacked…
Aug 12, 2019By Scott Ikeda, CPO MAGAZINE August 12, 2019 https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/connected-cars-a-new-and-dangerous-vector-for-cyber-attacks/ The march of the smart device is relentless, connecting just about everything that…
Aug 12, 2019By Jaclyn Cosgrove, LOS ANGELES TIMES August 9, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-09/woolsey-fire-mayor-garcetti-texts On a November afternoon, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti texted the city’s…
Aug 9, 2019By Theodore F. Claypool, NATIONAL LAW REVIEW August 9, 2019 https://www.natlawreview.com/article/heavy-metal-murder-machines-and-people-who-love-them What is the heaviest computer you own? Chances are, you are…
Aug 9, 2019Editorial by Editor James Folmer, REDLANDS COMMUNITY NEWS August 9, 2019 https://www.redlandscommunitynews.com/opinion/columns/can-recycling-be-saved/article_6cdec434-ba16-11e9-8782-7f2250afed82.html Recycling your cans, bottles, plastic, paper and other disposables through…
Aug 9, 2019Consumer Watchdog is calling on the governor to tackle reform and require grocery chains to redeem bottles and cans. By Staff Writers,…
Aug 8, 2019By Don Jergler, INSURANCE JOURNAL August 7, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/08/07/535203.htm A pair of companies has filed to overturn decisions by California Insurance Commissioner…
Aug 7, 2019State’s largest company announces closure, shutters 11 local sites By Adam Brinklow, SF CURBED August 7, 2019 https://sf.curbed.com/2019/8/7/20759332/recycling-centers-replanet-out-of-business California recycling chain RePlanet…
Aug 7, 2019By Sophia Kunthara & Elena Shao, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE August 7, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Huge-recycler-s-closure-leaves-Bay-Area-with-14285472.php Ophelia de la Cruz of South San Francisco found…
Aug 7, 2019By Staff Reporters, THE HI-DESERT STAR August 7, 2019 http://www.hidesertstar.com/news/article_9cccac16-b975-11e9-880b-8f20c3f0548d.html TWENTYNINE PALMS — Declines in state fees and the recycling market will…
Aug 7, 2019Comments follow word NHTSA ordered Tesla to cease-and-desist questionable safety claims. By Paul A. Eisenstein, THE DETROIT BUREAU August 7, 2019 Former…
Aug 7, 2019By Lloyd Alter, TREEHUGGER August 7, 2019 https://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/recycling-broken-californias-replanet-shuts-all-its-recycling-centers.html We have long called for deposits on everything, California shows that even that is…
Aug 7, 2019By I-Chun Chen, LA BIZ August 6, 2019 https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2019/08/06/californias-largest-recycling-redemption-center.html Citing the increased costs of processing recycled items, RePlanet, California’s largest operator of…
Aug 6, 2019The popular recycling center closed its remaining 284 centers on Monday. By Kevin Smith, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER August 6, 2019 rePlanet closes…
Aug 6, 2019By Tammy Murga, SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SIGNAL August 6, 2019 Recycling center chain rePlanet closes all CA locations, including in SCV California’s…
Aug 6, 2019By Austin Schoonmaker, SAN DIEGO ENTERTAINER MAGAZINE August 6, 2019 California’s Largest Recycling Center Closes California’s largest operator of recycling redemption centers…
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