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President Trump Criticizes California Officials Response To Wildfires

August 21, 2020 2:27 amAugust 20, 2020 9:13 pm

On Thursday, President Donald Trump criticized California officials over the high number of destructive forest fires across the state, while also threatening to withhold federal assistance against the fires. President Trump targets California officials in speech During a speech in...

Too Much Green Power Worsening Blackouts

August 20, 2020 10:58 amAugust 20, 2020 11:02 am

The wave of power outages in California during the heat wave of 2020 are mostly in the PG&E power grid area where 21 local green energy-buying cooperatives (called Community Choice Aggregators) are buying green power and green jobs for their...

California’s Electric Grid Is Near Collapse

August 19, 2020 1:13 pmAugust 20, 2020 2:26 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...

Trophy Hunting, African Animal Product Importation Ban Bill To Be Heard In Assembly Committee

August 4, 2020 6:30 amAugust 3, 2020 8:53 pm

This week, the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife is due to have a hearing over a bill that would effectively end wildlife trafficking into California. A trophy hunt, wild animal importation ban Senate Bill 1175, authored by Senator...

Gov. Newsom’s Water Portfolio Has No Water Entrepreneurs

August 3, 2020 9:56 amAugust 3, 2020 1:03 pm

On July 28 Gov. Gavin Newsom issued what he called a Water Resilience Portfolio. Prior governors have put out ambitious water plans, such as Jerry Brown’s Water Fix and Eco-Restore Plans. However, Newsom’s water portfolio is not a plan and...

Gov. Newsom Urges Billionaire Warren Buffett To Back Klamath Dam Removal

August 1, 2020 9:28 am

Earlier this week, Governor Gavin Newsom wrote directly to billionaire investor Warren Buffett in an attempt to gain his support for removing four dams in Northern California that Buffet’s company owns. The possible destruction of the Klamath dam system in...

Controversial Bill To Protect More CA Land Faces Upcoming Vote

July 25, 2020 7:51 amJuly 25, 2020 7:55 am

Earlier this week, a controversial bill that would create a policy to protect 30% of California’s lands and oceans was re-referred to the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, signaling bill movement for when the session resumes next week. 30%...