Energy

Bill To Save Collapsing Bottle Deposit System Passes First Legislative Hurdle

March 15, 2021  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA — SB 38 (D- Wieckowski), a bill to save the collapsing bottle deposit system by putting the responsibility for recycling empty CRV...

75% of Whole Foods Markets Abandon Bottle and Can Recycling As Redemption Rate Sinks To 58% And Groups Back Fundamental Deposit Reform

March 11, 2021  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA— With redemption centers closing at a record pace, now major supermarket chains that must choose to either redeem bottle deposits in store...

KHOU TV-11 Houston, TX: Texas Utilities Have No Incentive To Keep Things Running

February 23, 2021  ·  Mark Reback

KTTV FOX TV-11 LA: CA Gas Supply Is Not Dependent On Texas Oil

February 18, 2021  ·  Mark Reback

Consumer Watchdog Applauds Bill To Ban All Dangerous Forms Of Oil Extraction Including Hydraulic Fracturing

February 17, 2021  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today welcomed newly introduced state legislation—SB 467—to ban fracking and a host of other more commonly employed and dangerous...

Consumer Redemption Rate Stands At 58.9%; Governor And Legislature Must Make Bottle Returns Convenient, Says Consumer Watchdog

February 11, 2021  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — The latest data on the bottle and can redemption rate for 2020 for the first eleven months, put out by the Governor’s recycling...

Mike Feuer Owes Antwon Jones An Apology And A Video Tape

January 23, 2021  ·  Jamie Court

The lawsuit filed in federal court on behalf of Antwon Jones, who was the average man caught in the middle of a fraud on the...

KENS CBS TV-5, San Antonio, TX: Keystone Pipeline Shutdown Good For Consumers

January 22, 2021  ·  Mark Reback

Newsom Administration Doubles New Oil And Gas Production Well Permits, Misses Deadline for Drilling Setback Rule

January 19, 2021  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — California oil regulators more than doubled the dispensing of permits in 2020 to drill new oil and gas production wells, issuing...

Consumer Bottle Redemption Rate Falls To 58%, Major Overhaul Of Container Recycling Program Inescapable, Says Consumer Watchdog

December 7, 2020  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — Between July and September of 2020, the rate of consumer redemption of empty beverage containers fell another two percentage points to...

CA Permits To Drill New Oil And Gas Production Wells Rose 160%, While New Wells Actually Drilled Plummets To 60;

November 19, 2020  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — Oil companies received 160% more oil production drilling permits in the first nine months of 2020 over the year before, but...

Redemption Rate For Empty Bottles And Cans Sinks To 60% As Consumers Forfeit $60 Million in Deposits Refunds

October 26, 2020  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA—State data show that California consumers left $60 million in unredeemed bottle and can deposits with the state in the first six months...