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Passage of Cap-And-Trade No Mystery, All Big Oil Mastery

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:22

Jerry Brown called his legislative victory on cap-and-trade one made of mystery, miracles, and prayers. Actually, the deal had nothing to do with divine intervention and everything to do with Big Oil's mastery.

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Jerry Brown's Cap-And-Trade Is Really Pollute-And-Profit

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 17:50

Governor Jerry Brown made an impassioned plea today that Senators pass AB 398—his signature legislation to extend the state’s cap-and-trade program, saying: “This is the most important vote of your life.” He is right about that. 

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Jerry Brown's Cap-and-Trade Bill Would Exempt Refineries From Air Pollution Regulation

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Mon, 06/26/2017 - 15:04

Documents obtained by Capitol Watchdog reveal that Governor Jerry Brown is shopping cap and trade bill language directly from Big Oil's Power Point playbook to exempt refineries from air pollution regulation.

Brown has handed Big Oil a pen to rewrite the law so that it protects refiners from making deep cuts to climate-warming emissions. The legislation blocks powerful Air Districts in the Bay Area and Los Angeles Basin from setting tough limits on emissions, like requiring refineries to install pollution control equipment.

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Let’s Be Honest About Industry Incentives To Slash Greenhouse Gases

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Thu, 03/16/2017 - 11:47

It's time for California to debate the pros and cons of cap-and-trade, the program that caps carbon emissions and lets companies trade any extra pollution allowances to cut them. Jerry Brown wants to extend the program so badly beyond 2020 that he has slipped it into a budget trailer bill. More than 20 advocacy groups, including Food & Water Watch and Consumer Watchdog, are saying not so fast in a letter to an Assembly budget subcomittee.

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Bravo To Air Regulators For Making Southland Refineries Safer

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Mon, 01/23/2017 - 14:01

The South Coast Air Quality Management District’s move to recommend a ban on highly dangerous modified hydrofluoric acid (MHF) used at two Southland refineries is the only sensible thing to do in the wake of a 2015 explosion at one of them that could have severely burned or killed thousands.

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California Committee Looking At High Gas Prices Sets Its Sights on Market Power

Submitted by Cody Rosenfield on Thu, 08/18/2016 - 13:06

The Energy Commission committee charged with finding a solution for California’s high gas prices has sometimes been a hostile place for consumers over the last year and a half. At Tuesday's meeting, that changed. The Air Resources Board, NRDC, four members of the committee, and even oil trader Vitol SA echoed Consumer Watchdog to question refiners' market power and lack of transparency for price spikes.

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