Prop 16

Green News Report: September 14, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Deadly Priorities: Why Did PG&E Spend Millions on Politics, Instead of Pipelines?

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Infrastructure, Congressional Democrats, San Bruno PGE, PG&E Corp, San Bruno, President Obama, San Bruno Fire, PG&E, Jobs, Democrats, San Francisco, Prop 16, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

As San Bruno struggles to recover from the deadly PG&E pipeline blast and fire, many are asking why the California utility spent tens of millions of dollars on politics before they repaired crumbling pipelines.

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Green News Report -- May 4, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boston, Bp, Massey Energy, Nashville, Ben Nelson, Fema, Eyjafjallajokull, Pacific Gas & Electric, Michael Mann, Clorox Company, Ken Cuccinelli, Green News Report, Climategate, Coal, Barack Obama, Prop 16, Offshore Drilling, Don Blankenship, Corporate Media, BRAD BLOG, Greenwashing, Water, Oil, Green News, Climate Legislation, Climate Change, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Global Warming, Wildlife, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Water, water ...

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California Voters to Choose: PG&E and Refineries or Clean Energy and the Climate

Mike Sandler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Primary, ab32, PG&E Corp, Community Choice Aggregation, Prop 16, PG&E, Cap and Trade, Clean Energy, Green News
Mike Sandler

California voters should prepare for a barrage of election ads paid for by a somewhat green utility and two brown refineries hoping to postpone the transformation to the 21st century green economy.

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Who Wins When PG&E's Prop 16 Loses?

Ben Zolno | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Social Media, Peter Darbee, Cca, Twitter, Social Networking, Grassroots, PG&E, Community, Clean Energy, Green Living, Green Energy, Facebook, David and Goliath, Prop 16, Los Angeles News
Ben Zolno

Because Prop 16's failure assures communities will now be able to greatly reduce mercury, carbon and other toxins into the environment -- where we live -- we can now add a few more winners to the list.

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California Rejects PG&E, Despite Spending $46 Million

Paul Hogarth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Option, PG&E, Clean Energy, Public Power, Prop 16, California, June 8 Primary Elections 2010, California Elections, Dirty Energy, Prop 17, Politics News
Paul Hogarth

Last night's defeat of Prop 16 was one of the most historic victories in California history. Californians want a choice in the marketplace that provides them with renewable energy sources.

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2010 California Primaries: Voters OK Open Primaries, Reject PG&E

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prop 14, Open Primaries, Proposition 16, Proposition 14, Prop 16, California Open Primaries, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Blaming political parties for California's dysfunction, voters dumped the state's partisan primary but got no guarantee it would c...

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California Ballot Measures: A Step Backwards On Energy Reform

Asher Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AB 32, BP Oil Spill, California Jobs Initiative, Pacific Gas & Electric, Energy Reform, Prop 16, California Ballot, California Energy, Green News
Asher Miller

We don't have the resources to engage in a war with vested interests who have far more money than we do. The only way we can win this battle is by taking away the true source of their power.

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PG&E Outspending Opponents $511 to $1 On Prop. 16 Campaign

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 16, Pg&e Prop 16, Prop 16, PG&E, Los Angeles News

This story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Lance Williams When it comes to political metaphors, "David vs. Goliath" doesn't really serve to ...

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Green News Report -- June 1, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Processed Food, Bp, California, Pacific Gas & Electric, West Virginia, BP Oil Spill 2010, Utilities, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Water Crisis, Clean Air Act, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Prop 16, Salt, Trafigura, BRAD BLOG, Water, West Virginia Coal Mine, PG&E, Oil, Green News, Wolves, Food, Guatemala, Toxic Waste, BP Oil Spill, Air Pollution, Corporate Greed, Joe Manchin, Extreme Weather, Coal Mining, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Green News Report -- May 27, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salmon, Bp, California, Ballot Initiative, Pacific Gas & Electric, Nissan Leaf, Green News Report, Climategate, Coal, Clean Air Act, Barack Obama, Prop 16, Exxon Valdez, Oil Spill, BRAD BLOG, Minerals Management Service, PG&E, Electric Cars, Fish, Green News, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, BP Oil Spill, Alaska, Mms, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: So far, so go...

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PG&E Spending On Proposition 16 Reaches $44 MILLION

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 16, Prop 16, Prop. 16, Pacific Gas & Electric, PG&E, Pros and Cons to Calif Prop 16, Prop 16 Information, Proposition 16 Pg, Pg, Prop 16 Pros and Cons, Who Is Sponsoring Proposition 16, Los Angeles News

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s spending on Proposition 16 has hit $44 million, according to new campaign reports. The amount is far above the $35 millio...

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$30 vs. $30 Million -- How Social Media Will Bring a Corporate Giant to its Knees

Ben Zolno | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Prop 16, Energy, Proposition 16, Green, Green Living, Politics, Electricity, Corporations, Greenhouse Gases, PG&E, Environment, Global Warming, Los Angeles News
Ben Zolno

Realizing Prop 16 would be bad for basically everyone but PG&E, a number of like-minded individuals got together and dug deep into our pockets, but none of us could find a thirty-million-dollar bill.

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PG&E Prepared To Spend $35 On Ballot Measure

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pg, Proposition 16, Prop 16, California Election, Los Angeles News

The state's largest invester-owned utility is prepared to spend up to $35 million to pass a little-publicized measure on the June ballot. In a stat...

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