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Back to homepageFracking watch: Mexico figures out what CA hasn’t
May 4, 2013 By Chris Reed In much of Europe and in California, greens wield such power in politics and the media that the debate over whether a nation or state should pursue hydraulic fracturing of energy reserves seems like
Read MoreFracking watch: Argentina figures out what CA hasn’t
May 3, 2013 By Chris Reed The “brown energy” revolution is under way and nothing is going to prevent it from transforming world energy markets — especially not childish denial and petulance by California greens. Fossil fuels will be the
Read MoreOnly hope for further state bullet train $$ is gone
May 1, 2013 By Chris Reed We’ve seen some very good reporting about the bullet-train fiasco from around the state. The two best recent examples are stories outlining the chicanery in the bidding process for the contractor for the first
Read MoreFracking watch: China figures out what CA hasn’t
April 28, 2013 By Chris Reed This week in Sacramento, environmentalists’ push to block hydraulic fracturing — fracking — in California has a crucial first test. On Monday, AB 1301, which would halt in-state fracking, comes before the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.
Read MoreFracking watch: Germany figures out what CA hasn’t
April 27, 2013 By Chris Reed On Monday, AB 1301, which would halt hydraulic fracturing — fracking — in California, is expected to be voted on in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. Fracking has been scrutinized by the Obama administration,
Read MoreJohn Vasconcellos era fades at CA DMV
April 26, 2013 By Chris Reed In 2008, when I renewed my vehicle registration online at www.ca.dmv.gov, I ended up laughing raucously. Why? Because when I finished the 90-second process, the DMV website had this message: “CONGRATULATIONS! “Your online registration
Read MoreLatest taxpayer-subsidized green fiasco is based in Anaheim
April 25, 2013 By Chris Reed The latest Californa-based green energy fiasco took center stage in the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform on Wednesday. It is Anaheim-based Fisker Automotive. This is from the Washington Post’s Wonkblog: “It’s time
Read MoreBoston bombing: Why to expect bad fallout on two fronts
April 24, 2013 By Chris Reed The fallout from the April 15 terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon continues. Initially, the primary reaction was tired partisan attempts to imply the fault was either somehow a) the president’s fault because of
Read MoreLAT’s Steve Lopez: Pension crisis real — not unions’ fault. Huh?
April 24, 2013 By Chris Reed The unsustainability of the public employee pension system in California has been obvious for at least six or seven years to anyone who understood two simple facts: the demographics of our aging government workforce
Read MoreN.Y. Times shames Mercury-News on AB 32 coverage
April 23, 2013 By Chris Reed The fact that no one in the California media besides me has reported that the Obama administration considers fracking no big deal and just another heavy industry is pretty amazing. Obama’s picks for EPA
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