Recent Streetsblog LA posts about oil

Fracking Ban Passes PLUM Committee, To Full Council Friday

By Joe Linton | Feb 26, 2014 | No Comments

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. Banning fracking inside L.A. City limits is no […]

Sen. Steinberg Proposes Carbon Tax on Gas Instead of Cap-and-Trade

By Melanie Curry | Feb 21, 2014 | 8 Comments

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. His proposal would apply the revenue raised from the tax […]

Are Oil Fields Poisoning the Air Around USC? Residents Hope for Answers at Hearing Tonight

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 11, 2013 | 5 Comments

Standing at the gas pump, I was overcome with a sudden wave of dizziness and a blinding headache. Because I only drive my car two or three times a year, putting gas in my tank is one of those typical LA past-times I am usually able to avoid. But on those rare occasions I do […]

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NRDC Gives Gas Consumption Maps a Helpful Revision

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 8, 2012 | No Comments

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. There […]

Go Frack Yourself, Part II: PXP Blames Cracked Home Foundations on Pesky Earthquake Faults

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 23, 2012 | 3 Comments

(Part 1 of the series is here.) IF FRACKING IS such a safe practice, then why is it such a secretive one? For the past several years, outspoken journalist and media critic Earl Ofari Hutchinson has likely been asking himself that question. Hutchinson is a resident of Windsor Hills, a community that sits adjacent to […]

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Battle Lines Drawn Over AB 32 As Oil Companies Qualify Ballot Measure

By Matthew Roth | Jun 25, 2010 | No Comments

Photo: Thomas Hawk. 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. In a move […]

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