by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Enforcing litter laws would go much further to helping the environment Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. We hear this daily and see those orders nearly everywhere. Paper or plastic? Separate out your wet garbage and put it in another [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe ‘Other reasons beyond price tarnish the EV spit shine, blinding many EV drum beaters’ The electric car market is cooling – in fact, many say it is downright chilly. “Electric vehicle sales have hit a tipping point,” [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Lawmakers still don’t get it – limiting energy sources causes high utility rates and energy shortages “Ten Senators led by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) released a letter calling on the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe California’s policies aren’t reducing oil production or CO2 emissions in the U.S. or around the world “Congratulations to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is succeeding at his goal of driving away fossil fuel investment and jobs, even [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe California’s latest costly solar energy scandal – remember Solyndra? Proterra? “California’s electric grid is significantly powered by clean energy during daytime hours, but peak electricity demands in the late afternoon and continuing into the night lead to [...]
Click here to download a complete pdf version of E&E Legal Letters Issue XLI Fall 2023. Click headlines for the full article. Biden’s kamikaze climate plan for the US economy by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in The Hill This year’s United Nations Climate Week was more revelatory than the usual. [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Tone deaf Governor, legislators silent on massive PG&E rate hike The California Utilities Commission just granted Pacific Gas and Electric a 13% rate hike – ostensibly to pay for under grounding power lines. Because Gov. Gavin Newsom [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe EVs would cost nearly $50K more to own over 10 years without $22 billion in government subsidies With news reports showing Electric Vehicles stockpiling in car lots, unsold, all across the country, it’s curious that California Governor [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe PG&E rates up 92% in less than 10 years We don’t hear much about California’s “decarbonization work,” the state’s and California Public Utility Commission’s flawed scheme to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But we see the painful results [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Newsom’s China trip and visit to BYD kind of feels as if he is rubbing our faces in it Governor Newsom’s China trip itinerary includes stops in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai. While Newsom claims the trip [...]
