Come off it, COLAB
March 19, 2017
If Phillips would like some bad advice on what to do next about its denied oil trains project, COLAB's got some.
SLO Supervisors Thanked for Nothing
February 21, 2017
Yes, a Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary would permanently protect the Central Coast from Big Oil. But County supervisors fear democracy and want to play politics.
Supervisors Embrace Alternative Facts, Oppose Marine Sanctuary
January 26, 2017
By Andrew Christie, Chapter DirectorOn January 22, D. Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway claimed that White House press secretary Sean Spicer had not lied to reporters about the size of the crowd for the Trump inaugural; rather, he had presented “...
Ground Truth in Los Osos
December 1, 2016
There’s no statue of Sarah Christie at the Los Osos Water Recycling Facility. There should be. By Andrew Christie, Chapter Director May 18 [2008] was a sort of symbolic day for outspoken SLO County Planning Commissioner Sarah Christie...
Bernie's Trade Revolution
August 15, 2016
What goes around comes around, just in time to defeat the TPP and replace it with something much better.
The Accidental Corruption of the Coastal Commission
August 2, 2016
The current crisis in the California Coastal Commission was supposed to have been fixed 25 years ago
Replacing Diablo Starts Now
July 3, 2016
Questions about how to replace both Diablo Canyon’s energy and its contribution to the local economy have the same answer: it's Community Choice Energy.
SLO Planning Commission Bows Down to Oil By Rail
May 16, 2016
The SLO Planning Commission is trying to find a way to approve what may be the least popular project in the County's history, with impacts on the rest of the state.
Lois Capps Steps Up for Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
May 2, 2016
Rep. Lois Capps has asked NOAA to commence designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
When Big Oil Cries “Fearmongering!,” Check Your Spin Meter
April 5, 2016
Why the Arroyo Grande oil field is ground zero in statewide oil strategyBy Andrew Christie, Chapter DirectorThe Center for Biological Diversity has drawn attention to events unfolding in Price Canyon and the Arroyo Grande oil field, where...