Can solar power help prevent C...

Nov 20, 2019 by

Most reports on climate change are filled with dire warnings for our future. The consensus is that the earth is getting progressively warmer, and our energy-consumption habits have had a direct impact on that.

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PG&E Chief Says Blackout ...

Oct 18, 2019 by

PG&E’s chief executive said Thursday night that the utility had done a poor job in executing the blackout, even if its intentions — pre-empting wildfires caused by its equipment — were sound.

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Grids and Greed: An Expert Bre...

Oct 16, 2019 by

“The problem is much more ingrained in the way this company has developed and continues to operate than it is something as simple as just trying to make more money.”

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Here’s why California is...

Oct 13, 2019 by

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has cut the power on millions of Californians. It is a pre-emptive move to cut the company’s liabilities for potential wildfires. The announcement and subsequent handling of this forced blackout has been chaotic.

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What Are Californians Supposed...

Oct 10, 2019 by

PG&E is turning off the power to protect against another fire. It’s created a new kind of disaster.

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Still Toxic After All These Ye...

Jan 30, 2019 by

Nearly a quarter-century after winning millions from PG&E, the ‘Erin Brockovich’ town continues its fight for clean water.

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California’s largest utility j...

Jan 14, 2019 by

PG&E faces billions of dollars in liability from wildfires exacerbated by rising temperatures and drought.

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Did an Obsolete, Poorly Mainta...

Oct 19, 2017 by

[Translate] The sun shines through smoke and haze from wildfires in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Jeff Chiu / AP) The raging fires and toxic...

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TWO NEW BILLS QUIETLY SLIPPING...

Mar 22, 2017 by

[Translate] Lisa Bloomquist   COLLECTIVE EVOLUTION.COM If you’re hurt by a pharmaceutical, you can sue the company that made the...

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Who controls California’s tap?...

May 11, 2015 by

[Translate] Black.Dots. By Nathanael Johnson   GRIST Like lots of people in drought-desiccated California, I have been hustling to...

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Solar panel owners and utiliti...

Mar 29, 2015 by

[Translate] David Crummey By Tim McDonnell  grist This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Solar...

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