Archives for August 2018

OPINIONATED: Go Back to Aliso Canyon Deal Drawing Board

28 AUG 2018 By V. John White Three years ago, Aliso Canyon was home to the largest methane leak in U.S. history, resulting in dozens of hospitalizations, the release of more than 100,000 tons of potent GHG emissions, and the evacuation of more than 10,000 families. Earlier this month, the state attorney general and California Air Resources […]

How California can regionalize its energy system without handing Trump the grid

By V. John White | Special to The Sacramento Bee Link to article As lawmakers return from their summer recess, one of the most heated debates will center around a bill to restructure an important part of the state’s electricity industry. Assembly Bill 813 by Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, would open the door to expanding […]