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Back to homepageCARB Set To Boost CA Gas Prices
NOV. 22, 2010 By DAVE ROBERTS Buoyed by the repudiation of Prop. 23, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is moving forward with cap-and-trade regulations designed to reduce the carbon level in fuel, but which will also drive up gas
Read MoreObscuring Truth About Prop. 23's Backers
NOV. 18, 2010 In the Sacramento Bee Sunday Nov. 14, there were five different stories about climate change, including stories about the recently defeated Proposition 23, California’s global warming law (AB32), which Prop. 23 sought to suspend until the state’s
Read MoreLocals Excluded From Klamath Dam Plan
NOV. 15, 2010 Will Siskiyou Residents Lose Property Rights To Environmental Interests? By WAYNE LUSVARDI The last eruption of Mount Mazama in the Klamath Basin in southern Oregon occurred over 7,700 years ago and scattered mineral ash as far as
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Why Start a Business?
John Seiler: This YouTube shows how hard it is to get a job or start a business in America, including California. Nov. 11, 2010
Read MoreInsurance Czar-elect Targets ER Bills
NOV. 9, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Emergency room physicians used to receive timely payments for services from insurance companies. Then managed care was ushered in and they’ve been fighting for payment ever since. The Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Read MoreFeds To Erode CA's Green-Power Edge
NOV. 8, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI California’s often-myopic embrace of “green power” may soon come back to hurt the state. The Obama-administration-controlled Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is considering a new rule that may stifle any economic recovery in California
Read MoreSolar company faces dark days ahead
Katy Grimes: The day after the election, the Los Angeles Times reported that Solyndra Inc., a solar power system manufacturing company in the San Francisco Bay area, is closing one of its factories, laying off 40 employees and letting the
Read MoreTax Officials Lecture About Civility
Steven Greenhut: I’m all for civility, politeness and respect, mind you, but I had to laugh at this civility reminder published by California’s Board of Equalization as part of its newsletter about tobacco and cigarette taxes: CIVIL BEHAVIOR IN TRYING
Read MoreL.A. Times Exhales Prop. 19
John Seiler: I thought the L.A. Times was supposed to be “progressive” and “liberal”? Actually, they’re an establishment, elitist, government-loving paper. As shown by their editorial opposing Prop. 19, which would legalize marijuana in California. It’s the same position taken
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