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Big Oil’s Hysterical Attempt to Smear Air Resources Board

Submitted by Cody Rosenfield on Mon, 10/26/2015 - 15:51

Hysterical over attempts this summer by lawmakers to combat climate change, Big Oil ominously described the state’s Air Resources Board as akin to the Galactic Imperial Senate in Star Wars, a villainous agency that would take over the world.

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Protected by the Government, Utilities and Insurance Companies Reap Profits

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Mon, 10/26/2015 - 14:40
Civic engagement is easy if your sources of revenue and profit are protected by the government.
 

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How An Exide Could Happen

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Mon, 10/26/2015 - 12:30
The Los Angeles Times’ editorial this week on the urgency of cleaning up Exide’s swath of contamination asks a legitimate question: Why hasn’t California launched an independent investigation into what went so wrong at the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and other agencies that hazardous waste levels of lead are threatening hundreds of East Los Angeles residents, especially children? 
 

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Capitol Watchdog: Meetings to Watch This Week

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Sun, 10/25/2015 - 10:52

When and how should you find out if your doctor was put on probation by the California Medical Board? Sloppy medical records, inappropriate behavior with female patients and overprescribing with deadly consequences are a few of the reasons your doctor might be on probation. The Board says that its website's licensing portal is adequate, but patient-safety advocates say that a doctor should tell their patients if they are on probation.

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Oil Refiners Refuse To Testify While Price Gouging California Consumers

Submitted by Mark Reback on Fri, 10/23/2015 - 00:00

Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court discusses with radio host Norman Goldman how oil companies are artificially keeping gas prices high and gouging Calfornians and how we can stop them: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/resources/podcast_10-23-15.m4a

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