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Tag: pacific gas and electric

Posted inEnvironment

Not-So-Green Energy: Government Agencies and Utility Companies Are Rushing to Construct Large-Scale Solar-Power Projects in Our Deserts—Even Though They May Do More Harm Than Good

by Kevin Fitzgerald April 20th, 2022April 19th, 2022

Our deserts are not only homes to a richness of biodiversity; they’re also places where a lot of carbon has been sequestered.

Posted inIndy Digest

Wind and Fire; a Half-Million Americans Dead of COVID by the End of February? Coachella Valley Independent Daily Digest: Oct. 26, 2020

by Jimmy Boegle October 26th, 2020December 16th, 2020
Posted inEnvironment

Fire Fight: Between Blazes and Power Outages, California Is a Mess; What Can Be Done?

by Julie Cart and Judy Lin, CalMatters November 7th, 2019December 16th, 2020
Posted inEnvironment

Preparing for Fire Season: The State and Public Utilities Are Working to Lessen the Fire Danger—but Will These Efforts Be Enough?

by CALmatters February 14th, 2019December 16th, 2020
Judy Lin/CALmatters.
Posted inLocal Issues

In Bankruptcy: PG&E Files to Protect Itself From Wildfire Claims—but It Won’t Solve All of the Utility’s Problems

by CALmatters January 30th, 2019December 16th, 2020
Courtesy of Jim Wood.
Posted inEnvironment

‘I Don’t Want to See Any More of Them Die’: California Legislator Jim Wood Confronts the Effects of Wildfire by Helping Identify the Dead

by CALmatters November 22nd, 2018December 16th, 2020
Ken Smith/ken-the-pen.com
Posted inEnvironment

A California Apocalypse: Evacuees of the Camp Fire Tell Tales of Survival and Loss

by Ashiah Scharaga and Melissa Daugherty November 20th, 2018December 16th, 2020
Shawn Hubler/CALmatters
Posted inEnvironment

Open Your Wallets for Weather: A New Report Confirms That California’s Bill for Climate Change Will Be Staggering

by CALmatters September 1st, 2018December 16th, 2020
Robbie Short/CALmatters
Posted inPolitics

Following the Fire: Utilities and Insurance Companies Spend Big Bucks on Lobbying, Campaigns as the State Ponders Liability Laws

by CALmatters August 13th, 2018December 16th, 2020
Posted inEnvironment

Keeping the Power: California’s New Energy-Storage Requirement May Revolutionize the Grid

by Jonathan Thompson November 7th, 2013December 16th, 2020

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