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The Shadow of Justice: When International Justice Fails the People of Kosovo

December 16, 2024 2:45 amDecember 16, 2024 7:18 am

In a world that proclaims justice as the bedrock of human rights and international order, the selective application of that justice casts long, damning shadows. As conflicts rage on—from Ukraine to Gaza, Yemen to Somalia—the machinery of international law, embodied...

Report from CPUC Public Advocate Finds CA Residential Electricity Prices More than 2X the National Average

October 27, 2023 11:36 amOctober 27, 2023 2:05 pm

We don’t hear much about California’s “decarbonization work,” the state’s and California Public Utility Commission’s flawed scheme to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But we see the painful results in our monthly electricity bills. The Public Advocates Office at the California...

Can California Keep the Lights on this Summer While Demanding More Electric Cars?

June 7, 2023 2:45 amJune 7, 2023 2:46 am

As we enter the warm summer season in California, people across the state recall both fond and negative memories of recent years. Natural disasters have recurrently reared their ugly head as witnessed during the disaterly wildfires, rotating power shut offs...

‘Lithium Valley’ California Will Help Increase Domestic Mining But Not Green Energy

February 23, 2022 1:41 pmApril 3, 2022 4:18 pm

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his plans to increase domestic mining, saying U.S. tech industries are too dependent on China for cobalt, lithium and other critical rare earth minerals, the Washington Times reported. California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined President...

‘We’re Coming to a Point of Reckoning’ With CA Utility Bills Skyrocketing

March 8, 2021 11:33 amMarch 9, 2021 6:39 am

Last week the Globe met with energy expert Jesus Arredondo and discussed the recent California Public Utilities Commission meeting that centered around themes and concepts raised in the CPUC White Paper, Utility Costs and Affordability of the Grid of the Future...