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New CA Gas Price Spike Fault of Newsom Energy Commission’s Oversight Failure, Legislative Hearings Warranted

New CA Gas Price Spike Fault of Newsom Energy Commission’s Oversight Failure, Legislative Hearings Warranted

More New CA Oil Drilling Permits Approved in January Than All Of 2025 As Path to Clean Energy Faces Mounting State, Industry, and Federal Threats, Watchdogs Warn

More New CA Oil Drilling Permits Approved in January Than All Of 2025 As Path to Clean Energy Faces Mounting State, Industry, and Federal Threats, Watchdogs Warn

Smiling For Nalleli, Ban on Community Oil Drilling Takes Effect

Smiling For Nalleli, Ban on Community Oil Drilling Takes Effect

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What Is Wrong with California’s 1996 Deregulation Plan

What Is Wrong with California’s 1996 Deregulation Plan

September 1, 1997 · Consumer Watchdog

<p>Electricity is too vital to leave in the hands of unregulated power companies. California's 1996 deregulation law took a bad idea and made it even worse.</p>