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Not Every Angeleno Prospers In The Oil Economy

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Wed, 05/23/2018 - 00:00

“Not every Angeleno is going to prosper in the ‘Next-Gen new economy,’” according to a recent newspaper ad by the State Building & Construction Trades. The union wants politicians not to “be bullied into supporting job killing regulations that are designed to shutter yet another Southern California industry.” This one being the oil and gas industry.
 

Brown’s Last Chance Campaign Confronts Gov At LA’s Union Station

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Fri, 05/18/2018 - 00:00

Browns Last Chance campaign asked Governor Brown to cross to our side of the tracks at Union Station on Friday and start keeping oil in the ground.  

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30 Public Interest Groups Urge Governor Brown To Freeze State Oil Drilling

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 00:00

Santa Monica, CA -- 30 environmental and public interest groups urged Governor Brown to articulate a new plan for keeping oil in the ground as the next step to his acknowledgment that turning the course of climate change will require extraordinary new action.
 

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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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End Of Session Hijinks Leave Consumers In Cold

Submitted by Jamie Court on Sat, 09/16/2017 - 07:47

As the legislature ended its business for the year in the early morning hours, legislative leaders proclaimed a prolific progressive session.  Not so if you care about consumer protection.
 
Key public interest causes were abandoned because of the power of the usual moneyed interest groups and the dependency of state house politicians on them.
 

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