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New "The Twelve Days of Jerry" Christmas Song and Animation Show Jerry Brown’s Big Polluting Gifts To Dirty Energy Industry

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 00:00

As Sempra’s Aliso Canyon natural gas reserve sprang another leak this week, reigniting nosebleeds and headaches among nearby LA County residents, Consumer Watchdog released an animation featuring Governor Jerry Brown and an updated "Twelve Days of Christmas" song highlighting his support for fossil fuels and dirty energy policies.
 

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Gov Brown's Culpability For Spreading Wildfires

Submitted by Jamie Court on Wed, 10/25/2017 - 07:20

Governor Brown may not have lit the match that set off the recent wild fires in Sonoma and Napa, but he has responsibility for failing to clear the tinder that spread the flames.
 

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Scrapping Of Ventura Natural Gas Plant Is A Win For Consumers

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Tue, 10/17/2017 - 17:49

Consumers just scored a victory with NRG's announcement that it is pulling the plug on a natural gas power plant in Ventura.

The Houston utility had contracted with Southern California Edison (SCE) to build the hotly contested Puente plant in Oxnard. Ratepayers would have shouldered the $300 million price tag.

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly From Brown's Pen

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Tue, 10/17/2017 - 12:46

Consumers looking for bold action this year on laws protecting their wallets from rapacious drug companies, their privacy from the prying eyes of telecom companies, and their environment from the degradation of the oil and gas industry, didn't get any. But they did get some legislation that helps them take banks to court for fraud and to follow the money behind political ads.

The Ugly:

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Just Sold Los Angeles Down The Aqueduct

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Wed, 10/11/2017 - 13:48

Mayor Eric Garcetti just sold out Los Angeles by pushing through the Delta Tunnels. Two of his five appointees to the Metropolitan Water District (MWD), the giant water wholesaler for the region, voted yes on diverting water from the Sacramento River under the San Francisco Bay Delta to the South, helping to ensure an overwhelming majority vote. 

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