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State Senate To Hold Hearings On Phony Blackout Blackmail Report

Submitted by Jamie Court on Thu, 04/14/2016 - 10:40

Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and that goes for blackout threats too.
 
The California Senate Energy, Utilities & Commerce Committee has set an oversight hearing for May 10th to ask state energy regulators about last week's controversial report that absent Aliso Canyon's gas storage there would be blackouts this summer in Southern California. 
 

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PUC Prez Picker Should Explain Under Oath Phony State Blackout Reports About Aliso's Closure

Submitted by Jamie Court on Tue, 04/12/2016 - 07:32

Misrepresentations and omissions in a state report that falsely threatens blackouts if Aliso Canyon's gas reserve stays closed need to be addressed. CPUC President Michael Picker has some explaining to do.

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So Cal Gas Authored Aliso Blackout Report...But How Much?

Submitted by Jamie Court on Thu, 04/07/2016 - 11:09

Who wrote the report released by energy regulators this week that shocked Southern California with the notion that it could face 14 days of blackouts without Aliso Canyon's gas reserve? Southern California Gas. The very company with billions of dollars in reasons to keep the faulty and ancient reserve open.

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Drink, Drugs and Disclosure Day For Doctors

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 15:20

Monday is Drink, Drugs and Disclosure Day for doctors in Sacramento when three major patient safety bills are scheduled to be heard in the Senate Business & Professions committee.

The common theme is oversight and transparency for doctors. Will the Senate require openness and accountability from the medical community, especially when drugs and alcohol are involved?

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Blackout Blackmail Part Deux?

Submitted by Jamie Court on Tue, 04/05/2016 - 15:11

A new report out from state energy regulators about Aliso Canyon smacks of the Blackout Blackmail Californians experienced at the turn of this century.

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