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California Can’t Power the State but is Forging Ahead with Electric Truck Mandate

April 5, 2023 3:47 pmApril 5, 2023 3:47 pm

California is rich in natural resources which once powered the state: natural gas deposits in the Monterey Shale formation; geothermal energy, abundant rivers and waterways such as the San Joaquin River Delta and hydroelectric dams; the Pacific coastline; 85 million...

EPA Approves New CA Zero Emissions Electric Truck Regulation by 2035

March 31, 2023 2:29 pmMarch 31, 2023 3:10 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced their approval of California’s Advanced Clean Trucks regulations on Friday, officially allowing California and six others states to have certain benchmarks for the sales and road use of zero emission trucks and heavy duty...

The Spark that Lit the Gas Stove Debate

March 17, 2023 3:40 pmMarch 17, 2023 4:27 pm

On January 1, 2023 it is likely most Americans woke up with a hangover. On January 1, 2023, it is a almost a certainty that no American woke up worried that the gas stove in their kitchen was secretly killing...

SB 253: Corporate Accountability on Climate Data

March 13, 2023 10:20 amMarch 13, 2023 10:31 am

Senate Bill 253 by Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach), and Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles), was introduced to require the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to adopt regulations that would require large businesses to disclose to an emissions...

Could Gov. Reagan Have Foreseen the CARB Never-Ending, Monomaniacal Quest?

February 27, 2023 2:45 amFebruary 27, 2023 2:46 am

In 1967, then-Governor Ronald Reagan signed the legislation that created the California Air Resources Board, known as “CARB.” One of CARB’s tasks was, as the name implies, to assist in reducing the terrible smog that plagued Los Angeles and, buoyed...

Controversial SD County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher Announces Run For State Senate In 2024

February 6, 2023 1:27 pmFebruary 6, 2023 1:27 pm

Former Assemblyman and current San Diego County Supervisor announced Monday that he plans to run for the 39th District state Senate seat in 2024, hoping to replace current Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) who is set to be term-limited out...

California Threatens to Ban Diesel Trucks, Worsening Supply Chain Backlogs

November 21, 2022 6:51 amNovember 22, 2022 6:42 am

The disconnect between California policies and politics are at such odds with the rest of the country, it’s a wonder the other 49 states haven’t excommunicated the Golden State from the union. Todays’ headlines are the perfect example: Rail strike...