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Cost-effective and stable production of gas, electricity, water, and other critical California public utilities are the backbone of economic stability. Preventing price gouging, ensuring ample corporate competition, maintaining transparency between industrial special interests and Sacramento, and providing high quality service for local and statewide communities are several of the key priorities for independent-minded voters. Moving forward, independents will be paying close attention to California public utility solutions that strike the proper balance between environmental protection and laissez-faire economics.

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By | 01/22/2013 | Energy and Water, Issues | 7 Comments

The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant has been operating unlawfully since March 2012. In December, the Vermont Supreme Court was asked to shut the plant down.

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By | 01/19/2013 | Energy and Water, Headline, Issues, Organizations | 3 Comments

Google investments in renewable energy top $1 billion dollars, allowing sources such as wind to receive the funding they require for implementation.

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By | 01/15/2013 | Economy, Energy and Water, Headline, In-Depth, Infrastructure, Technology, War and Foreign Policy | 22 Comments

America’s greatest economic rival in the foreseeable future is the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Since entering the global economy in 1978, China’s economy…

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By | 01/14/2013 | Energy and Water, Issues, State Office, States | 3 Comments

According to the first PPP poll for the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Terry McAuliffe leads his opponent, Ken Cuccinelli, by five percentage points — 46 to 41.

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By | 01/07/2013 | Energy and Water, Headline | 27 Comments

President Obama and Congress approved a one-year extension of a wind industry tax credit included in the fiscal cliff deal.

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By | 01/04/2013 | Energy and Water | 3 Comments

The EPA approved underground waste dumping for uranium mining giant, Uranium One. Now the agency faces the question of whether to renew permission or not.

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By | 12/20/2012 | Energy and Water | 6 Comments

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) recently released a report, “Managing California’s Water: From Crisis to Conflict.”

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