It’s no secret that there is a desperate need for policy reform. Whether it’s energy, economy, tax, education, or any other political arena, independent voters seek specific and effective political reform. Measures that increase transparency, enhance competition, inspire voter participation, and operate within the boundaries of strict, fiscal discipline are badly needed in a country that has become inefficient, ineffective, and paralyzed by partisan politics. This section discusses various political reform models that aim to encourage robust intellectual debate in the public forum.
Major newspapers are covering a recommendation by the California Public Utilities Commission to fine PG&E over $2.25 billion for for negligence that led to a catastrophic gas explosion in San Bruno in 2010.
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released a report that summarizes cost-effectives solutions to improve the current Sacramento Delta plan.
Five congressional Democrats have called for the resignation of Jerry Meral, the deputy director of California’s National Resources Agency, for comments he allegedly made about the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
In 2012, California employed 43,700 people in the solar industry, which is 37 percent of the national total. In 2012, the United States had 119,000 solar-related jobs, an increase of 13.2 percent in one year.
Impacts of Diablo Canyon go beyond energy provided and into the local community. Is the plant’s presence vital to its local economy and California energy?
Austin Energy, an energy company owned by the City of Austin that serves the residents of Austin and surrounding areas, is about to receive a $500,000 grant for the Central Texas Fuel Independence Project from the US Department of Energy…
Today’s BP settlement agreement offer includes $4.5 billion in criminal fines, along with 11 felony counts of criminal negligence and misconduct.
