Is our local oil scandal too local for the Tribune?
May 19, 2015
The Tribune's interest in oil contamination stories seems to be restricted to those outside SLO county.
The peculiar opposition to a national marine sanctuary
May 6, 2015
Anonymous opponents of Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary shoot selves in foot.
The end of “Renewables can’t work because…”
May 5, 2015
The argument that starts "Renewable energy is nice but we gotta have coal/gas/nukes because..." is past it's sell-by date.
A Regulatory Reality Check for the Cambria CSD
April 25, 2015
In failing to analyze the environmental impacts of its desal plant, Cambria has dug a hole for itself and must now climb a mountain.
Oil trains bring us together
April 15, 2015
The Phillips 66 Santa Maria Refinery rail spur project has united communities throughout California against it.
If you send Congress only one e-mail this year…
April 10, 2015
By Andrew Christie, Chapter Director If you still haven’t weighed in on Fast Track with your elected representatives yet, your last chance is here, and here’s why you should take it: If Fast Track dies, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and...
PG&E rocked by seismic event: a $1.6 billion fine
April 9, 2015
By Andrew Christie, Chapter DirectorToday’s decision by the Public Utilities Commission to hit PG&E with a $1.6 billion penalty for the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion – after CPUC President David Picker upped the recommended level of the...
Tribune asks wrong question about oil trains, Paso prepares wrong answer
April 6, 2015
by Andrew Christie, Chapter DirectorOn Saturday, The Tribune offered up a pair of op eds in the ever popular point/counterpoint motif, pitting the CEO of the American Petroleum Institute against a political science professor on the subject of oil...
Why Diablo won't solve our water woes
April 2, 2015
By Andrew Christie, Chapter Director As the drought bites down harder, several folks hereabouts have advanced the notion of a desalination plant co-located with California’s last remaining nuclear power plant, the ideal source for the enormous...
National Marine Sanctuary Designation
February 23, 2015
New Report Points To Benefits Of National Marine Sanctuary Designation For Central CoastA new study points tallies up the economic benefits that would come to California's Central Coast, particularly San Luis Obispo County, if the region were to...