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Fracking Ban Passes PLUM Committee, To Full Council Friday
The Los Angeles City Council's Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee approved two motions that aim to prohibit local oil extraction processes known as fracking. Both motions will now be heard by the full City Council this Friday February 28th, where they are expected to pass.
February 26, 2014
Sen. Steinberg Proposes Carbon Tax on Gas Instead of Cap-and-Trade
CA Senator Darrell Steinberg proposed a change yesterday to California's nascent cap-and-trade program that would replace next year's cap on fuel emissions with a per-gallon carbon tax. Steinberg called it a “broader, more stable, and more flexible” way to reduce emissions from fuels than cap-and-trade.
February 21, 2014
Are Oil Fields Poisoning the Air Around USC? Residents Hope for Answers at Hearing Tonight
Standing at the gas pump, I was overcome with a sudden wave of dizziness and a blinding headache.
December 11, 2013
NRDC Gives Gas Consumption Maps a Helpful Revision
The overwhelming sentiment that greeted our story on the gas consumption maps the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club put out last week went something like this: These are almost useful. Just about everyone agreed that looking at total fuel consumption per county wasn’t very informative without weighing that number against population.
October 8, 2012
Go Frack Yourself, Part II: PXP Blames Cracked Home Foundations on Pesky Earthquake Faults
(Part 1 of the series is here.)
March 23, 2012
Battle Lines Drawn Over AB 32 As Oil Companies Qualify Ballot Measure
Though California Secretary of State Debra Bowen yesterday certified a November ballot measure
asking voters to suspend AB 32, a landmark state law requiring a
significant cut in greenhouse gas emissions, AB 32 supporters have been
organizing for months and have formed a significant coalition to fight
the initiative.
June 25, 2010